In 1778, the Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth took place in New Jersey; from this battle arose the legend of “Molly Pitcher,” a woman who was said to have carried water to colonial soldiers, then ...

Over the years, Netflix has become one of the most successful streaming services available. From being a DVD rental service to a top film distributor, it has been a staple in the entertainment ...

One of Rod Serling's closing monologues from an episode of The Twilight Zone accidentally mixes up two different Shakespeare plays.

John of Gaunt was the fourth son of King Edward III and the father of Henry IV. He was one of the richest men of his era and an influential figure during the reigns of both his father and his ... He ...

Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England’s Greatest Warrior King Dan Jones. Viking, $35 (432p) ISBN 978-0-593-65273-2 ...

Examining the 15th-century rebellion against the English crown by outlaw Owain Glyndŵr, Sheen will star as the last Welsh-born Prince of Wales, coming up against King Henry IV in a battle that could ...

England did allow women to inherit or at least transmit the crown. If that principle had been applied in 1399, Richard II would have had a closer heir, via the female line, than Henry IV – yet Henry ...

Heritage Auctions sold a 10.75" x 10.5" document signed by King Henry IV of England on May 20, 1470, for $1,250 with buyer's premium on May 11, 2017. It appears to be the English monarch's lone ...

Henry IV was, since the Norman Conquest of three centuries prior, the first king of England for whom English was a mother tongue. An adventurer who had battled the pagans of the Lithuanian forests and ...

In Henry V: The Astonishing Rise of England’s Greatest Warrior King, historian and journalist Dan Jones makes a compelling case.He argues that although Henry ruled for less than a decade, his ...

Feldman was formerly the head of collections and exhibitions at the Henry Moore Foundation in England for 18 years. After starting at SDMA, she was invited to visit O’Keeffe’s studios at Ghost ...

Henry IV’s reign was dogged by rumours that the man he usurped, Richard II, was still alive and about to return. Many individuals were prosecuted for spreading this rumour .