Sparta was one of the most powerful city-states in antiquity. The ancient capital of the Laconia district of the southeastern ...

The King has sent a personal message of congratulations to Donald Trump on his inauguration, reflecting on the enduring ...

“Donald Trump has a clear affinity for the royal family,” A senior UK government source told The Times. “He had a great relationship with the late Queen, recently met Prince William and has spoken ...

Appointed Conservative Whip in the House of Lords in 1883, he became Queen Victoria’s Lord-in-Waiting in 1885 and ... Information in this biography has been taken from: A Fraser, ‘Quinn, James Peter ...

It had taken Robert Fortune years of extensive planning and three months of arduous travel by boat, sedan chair and on foot ...

While several European nations will next have a queen on their throne, Sweden is the only nation to have two generations of ...

particularly over the length of the official biography, is the Englishing of the royal family during Mary’s lifetime. The process was hastened by the First World War, but it was already apparent – to ...

When James Joyce's short story collection Dubliners was published on June 15th 1914 it was the end of a long and tortuous ...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited Pasadena wildfire victims in California, as the wildfires continue to sweep through ...

Boxing day changed during the reign of Queen Victoria in the 1800s. On the day after Christmas, wealthy families would box up gifts of leftovers and presents for the poor and give them to the less ...

It might help if we stopped calling them ‘the Brothers Grimm’, which always makes them sound like characters in one of their ...

Queen Victoria restored the reputation of a monarchy tarnished by the extravagance of her royal uncles. She also shaped a new role for the Royal Family, reconnecting it with the public through ...