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This exhibition shows off the glitz and glamour of the period while presenting a subtler message about the role of royalty in ...
Behind the stately façades of Britain’s grandest historical homes and royal residences lies a catalogue of chaos. From scandalous affairs to deadly feuds, eccentric obsessions to crimes that would ...
Last month, King Charles sent another representative on his behalf to the funeral of Pope Francis: his eldest son and heir, Prince William.
Prince Edward's attendance comes after Prince William represented his father, King Charles, at Pope Francis' funeral in April Prince Edward represented the British royal family at the inauguration ...
After Princess Margaret’s early death in 1920, she bequeathed many of her jewels to her heir, the future Queen Ingrid, but it was her second son, Prince Sigvard, who received the King Edward VII Ruby ...
King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee, causing a royal scandal and altering the monarchy forever. Nearly a century later, Prince Harry and ...
In contrast, Edward’s brother, Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), had married the very suitable Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923. Who became king after King George V died?
In 1863, Edward VII, who was then known as Prince Albert Edward, married Alexandra of Denmark. Edward VII: Edward VII was the son of Queen Victoria, who was the great-granddaughter of King George III.
King Edward VIII, then Prince of Wales, as a young man in military uniform. Hulton Archive/Getty Images As heir apparent to the throne, Edward trained in the Royal Navy from 1907 until 1911.
We’ve combed through Cupid’s handiwork and selected some romantic pairings powerful enough to influence culture, trigger wars, and spawn international scandals.Antony and Cleopatra Cleopatra ...
“Like the queen, his great-grandfather was England’s King Edward VII, making the monarchs second cousins.
Wolf Hall charts part of Henry VIII’s reign during the life of his advisor Thomas Cromwell, depicting several of his marriages and his quest to have a male heir. The BBC series sees Damian Lewis ...