Lifestyle Royal Family. The royal family tree explained – from King Henry VIII to King Charles III. The late Queen Elizabeth II had four children, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

THE British Royal Family tree is amongst one of the more complex in Europe, with nearly a millennia of history and dozens of heirs leading to Queen Elizabeth II. Is the Queen related to King Henry ...

The British Royal Family Tree: ... Henry set some royal firsts, ... but she became the heir apparent following her uncle Edward VIII's abdication in 1936.

According to research from family history tracking website Ancestry.com, one in five British people believe we’re distantly related to the royal family, with a further 16 per cent believing they ...

Only three out of Henry VIII's four legitimate children reached adulthood. Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I each went on to reign and leave their mark on English history.

A highly rare and significant portrait of England's monarch Henry VIII -- thought to be lost in 1781 -- has been hiding in plain sight on a British official's wall, a historian discovered through ...

The powerful royal family was not immune to the many illnesses of the 16th century. ... Henry VIII was particularly proud of his legs, and took to wearing a garter to accentuate their shape.

Henry VIII can be thanked for the tradition of eating turkey on Christmas day. The festive poultry first appeared at the feast table of Henry VIII in the 1540s and became a Noel dish.