We review the remarkable Viking ruler Harald Hardrada and decide whether he has the Rex Factor

We discuss the remarkable life of the ultimate Viking, Harald Hardrada - exile, Byzantium, Norway and 1066.

A forgotten man who could have averted the Norman Conquest, we learn about the remarkable exile and tragic return of Edward the Exile

Edith of Wilton, daughter of Edgar the Peaceable: nun, princess - nearly monarch?

The brothers Ælfweard and Edwin both come up short against half-brother Æthelstan - but what became of them and who was the true heir?

Series 4 begins with Æthelwold, the nephew of Alfred the Great who challenged his cousin, Edward the Elder, for the throne.

Looking at whole would have ruled if daughters were prioritised in the succession

An overview of the forthcoming series on the Nearly Monarchs.

We review Offa of Mercia, the eighth-century ruler who built a famous Dyke and almost ruled all of England.