England

Before the British Empire and the Atlantic slave trade, Africans lived freely in Tudor England.

The grand funeral of Anne of Cleves, the neglected fourth queen of Henry VIII, took place during the reign of Mary Tudor, when English Catholicism was resurgent.

A little-known encounter between the English and French navies should rank alongside Trafalgar and the defeat of the Armada.

Francis Drake’s exploits in the New World made him perfect material for the English gutter press and a figurehead for rising Hispanophobia.

Along with Robin Hood, the romantic highwayman is one of the great myths of English outlawry. But the model for this most gallant of rogues was a Frenchman name Claude Duval, who carried out audacious robberies with a touch of Parisian flair.

The small city of Hereford became one of England’s most important pilgrim sites due to the many miracles attributed to a local saint.

The world does not influence Britain’s native culture, the world is its culture, as anyone with a grasp of the country’s history will understand, argues Suzannah Lipscomb.

The often overlooked importance of maritime affairs on the course of the Civil Wars.

A look at John Ogilby's Britannia road atlas.