King John was king of England from 1199 to 1216. He is often remembered as a cruel and power-hungry king whose reign ended in the middle of a disastrous civil war with the barons of England.

John, the illegitimate King of England, goes to war with France, who backs the rightful heir to England's throne, Arthur. The two armies meet outside the town of Angiers, and both campaign ...

The first documented European to arrive in North America after the Norse was Giovanni Caboto. While argument still persists over his birthplace - Venice or Genoa - when he sailed for a British ...

Nov. 26 (UPI) --The world's oldest living man has died, his family said Tuesday. John Alfred Tinniswood died Monday at age 112 at the Hollies Rest Home in Southport on England's west-central coast.

The United Kingdom is one of only 43 current nations with a monarchy, and it was founded earlier than almost all of the ...