An illustration of the legend of Alfred the Great letting the cakes burn because he was preoccupied…
"The king of the herrings is from three to four feet in length, of a general silvery color, spotted…
"Francis Joseph I (1830-1916), emperor of Austria and king of Hungary, and next to the last of the Hapsburg…
(1712-1786) King of Prussia from the Hohenzollern dynaasty, known as the founder of Germany's military…
In Longfellow's poem, an angel took King Robert's place and made Robert the royal jester until he admitted…
A legend of the knight Roland, who fearlessly claimed his rights by taking food and drink straight from…
Gustavus Vasa hiding out with peasants in the story about the king from "The Red True Story Book" by…
"The King Bird of Paradise is a rare bird, a native of the islands of Molucca."
"The King-vulture is distinguished from the condor by the collar-ruff which surrounds the neck being…
"Vertical Section of the Great pyramid, looking West showing A. Entrance passage. B. A later opening.…
A print from the engraving, The King's Banquet from "Tristan" published by Antoine Verard.
The Happiness of the Godly, from Hans Holbein's series of engravings known as his Bible Cuts.
"Antoine Macault Reading his Translation of Diodorus Siculus to King Francis I. Designed by Holbein.…
A group of knights on a quest for King Arthur to find Mabon, the son of Modron, who was stolen from…
Whitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine abbey sited on Whitby's East Cliff in North Yorkshire on the northeast…
The site of Bangor Cathedral was originally occupied by St. Deiniol's monastery, established in the…
Cycas revoluta or sago cycad is known as the king sago palm but is not a palm; it is a cycad.
St. Martin's was the private chapel of Queen Bertha of Kent in the 6th Century before Augustine arrived…
The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Irish born Saint Aidan, who had been sent from Iona off…
Dating back to Saxon times, the village of Hatfield was first known as "Hetfelle" and then became known…
Melrose Abbey is a Gothic-style abbey in Melrose, Scotland. It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks,…
An illustration of Memphis, Tennessee's Cotton Carnival, which consisted of a series of parties and…
In the year 869, the Danes who had wintered at York, marched through Mercia into East Anglia and took…
Alfred the Great (c. 849 – 26 October 899) was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex…
In the center of Bury St. Edmunds lies the remains of an abbey, surrounded by the Abbey Gardens, a park.…
Notable is the Saxon church (dedicated to St. Laurence), which may have been founded by St. Aldhelm…
King Edward the Confessor (c. 1003 – 5 January 1066), son of Ethelred the Unready, was the penultimate…
The stone Abbey was built around 1045–1050 by King Edward the Confessor and was later rebuilt…
Waltham Abbey was founded in 1030 and a building was constructed on the site by Harold Godwinson (aka…
In 1070 Pope Alexander II ordered the Normans to do penance for killing so many people during their…
Odo of Bayeux (c. 1036 – February 1097, Palermo), Norman bishop and English earl, was the half-brother…
William II (c. 1056 – 2 August 1100), the third son of William I of England (William the Conqueror),…
Henry I (c. 1068/1069 – 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror, the first…
The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in AD589. Between AD645…
It was begun during the reign of King Henry I by the first Bishop of Carlisle, the Englishman Athelwold…
The original Saxon church on the site was dedicated to St. Edmund the King and Martyr. During the Crusades…
Henry II of England (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled as King of England (1154–1189). Henry…
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death.…
John (24 December 1167 – 19 October 1216) reigned as King of England from 6 April 1199, until…
Magna Carta Island is an island in the River Thames in England, on the reach above Bell Weir Lock. It…
Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272) was the son and successor of John "Lackland" as…
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208 – August 4, 1265), was the principal leader of…
The stone Abbey was built around 1045–1050 by King Edward the Confessor, who had selected the site…
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Bath, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is an Anglican parish church and…
King Edward's Chair, sometimes known as St. Edward's Chair or The Coronation Chair, is the throne on…
Edward II, (April 25, 1284 – September 21, 1327?) of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307…
In the 14th and 15th centuries seamen's guilds were formed in Bristol, King's Lynn, Grimsby, Hull, York…
The Hospital of St. Cross is a medieval almshouse in Winchester, England, founded between 1133 and 1136…
Richard II (6 January 1367 – ca. 14 February 1400) was King of England from 1377 until he was…
The town was granted its Market Charter in 1214 by King John and continues to hold a market to this…
Eton College was founded in 1440 by Henry VI as a charity school to provide free education to seventy…
Henry VI planned a university counterpart to Eton College, the chapel being the only portion that was…
William I of England (1027 – 9 September 1087), better known as William the Conqueror, was Duke…