We were robbed. Okay, fine – we did it ourselves. We tossed the tea, we declared our independence, we even threw a nice little revolution just to drive the point home. And somewhere during all that...

Choosing a monarch that has impacted my quest to become a historian was quite easy. There was no other leader that affected me more than Henry VIII, and did so for many reasons. The early modern...

Christmas came early as, to my sheer joy and pure delight, the perfect little white puffy package was waiting for me in the mailbox, straight from the gates of Buckingham Palace. After months of anticipation, I...

The abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 caused a shock to the country. However, the next King, George VI, felt he could overcome the impact of not only abdication crisis but the Depression that plagued the...

It was not hard to choose which monarch to write about for this series. The reason for my choice of King George VI is simple. He, to me, is the underdog of the modern monarchy. A...

The ‘My Favourite Monarch’ series is a new sequence of opinion pieces from all of our editors, reporters and bloggers, where they will have the chance to reveal to our readers who their favourite monarch is....

The Princess of Monaco gave birth to twins today at Princess Grace Hospital within the city-state. The birth, which was reported by media around the world, was quite unique by royal standards. Cases of twins being...

The time has come as Prince William and Catherine have touched down in New York City. Although their visit may be only for a few days and only on the east coast, excitement is wide-spread. The younger...

“Warm-hearted with a wicked sense of humour” – this is how many royal commentators describe The Duchess of Cornwall who has now been married to Prince Charles for almost ten years. But despite the warm praise...

As the name itself indicates, the Royal Family is above all a family. The concept of the family in British society has changed throughout history, and during the reign of Elizabeth II the changes regarding this...