In February 1952, Queen Elizabeth II wore her beloved tiara for her first official portrait as Great Britain's new sovereign.

The letter was written in the cell where Mary had been imprisoned for 19 years, just hours before she was executed.

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After receiving its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival, Mary, Queen of Scots, tours Scotland. As Elizabeth I of England (Charlotta Öfverholm) nears the end of her life, she is ...

The first monarch to rule over what would later become Great Britain was King Alfred the Great, who was crowned as the King of England in 871 A.D. There wouldn't be a British monarch per se until 1707 ...

Queen Camilla favored shades of green in a Fiona Clare gown and emerald and diamond jewelry for the state banquet honoring ...

Framlingham Castle lies in the county of Norfolk, an area that has seen many historically significant moments for England. The attention-grabber for my family was the story of Mary Tudor, aka “Bloody ...

Historic travesty or juicy royal soap? The now canceled series My Lady Jane was both, playing fast and loose with history even as it introduced a new generation to the saga of the doomed Lady Jane ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. This summer, I made a voyage from New York to England in the only ...