The alleged ghost of Empress Matilda has been captured in a photograph taken at Oxford Castle & Prison. A haunting photograph taken at the historical city spot has resurfaced online, sparking fresh ...

A tourist caught the famous ghost of Oxford on camera during a day trip. It is said to belong to Empress Matilda, who escaped ...

A historical figure has found herself 'caught on camera' in a castle. The medieval princess is known for her legendary escape ...

In the Catholic hierarchy a red hat marks out a cardinal. They are the church’s most senior generals, with the red signifying ...

Imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1538 waiting to be executed, Henry Courtenay, the Earl of Devon, wrote on his cell walls ...

Elizabeth I? Lady Jane Grey? Empress Matilda? England has seen some impressive queens, but who was the very first to rule? Well, that’s what we’re going to find out! Join Louise Quick who ...

Our Bygone Burnley video article today takes us to Hapton, the location of one of the borough’s oldest cotton mills, a castle ...

A renowned theatre company in the town is inviting its audience inside Reading Prison for the first time in years.

His distant ancestor, Baldwin de Redvers was given the title in 1142 as a reward for backing Empress Matilda's right to the throne. He inherited it following his father's death in 2015 ...