Islington writer Helen Castor has been shortlisted for the 2025 Wolfson History Prize for The Eagle and the Hart, a gripping exploration of ...

The divine right of kings squares off against pragmatic politicking in this labyrinthine dual biography. Historian Castor (Joan of Arc) recaps the fraught relationship between Richard II, who ruled ...

800 years ago, Matilda came within a hair's breadth of being the first woman to be crowned queen of England in her own right. Castor explores how Matilda reached this point and why her bid for the ...

Historian Dr Helen Castor explores the lives of seven English queens who challenged male power, the fierce reactions they provoked and whether the term 'she-wolves' was deserved.