Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones landed near Cairo after becoming the first people to circle the globe by balloon.

King Henry V of England had invaded, hoping to press a claim to the French throne — a weak claim that was made stronger by the French king’s being insane: Charles VI believed, at times ...

After the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502, Henry became heir to the English throne. When Henry VII died in 1509 ... war as an opportunity to invade England, they were defeated at ...

Henry was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York and was born at Greenwich Palace on 28th June 1491. His brother Arthur died and he succeeded his father ... leading to the establishment of ...