The Queen who restored the reputation of the British monarchy tarnished by the extravagance of her royal uncles.
It’s the heart of many a fairy tale — a young woman rising from humble beginnings to a life of luxury in a grand palace. But Marie Downing was Cinderella in reverse — leaving the opulence of Queen ...
Two very different books examine the reigns and legacies of Victoria and Elizabeth II. By Geoffrey Wheatcroft Geoffrey Wheatcroft is the author, most recently, of “Bloody Panico!: Or, Whatever ...
The ‘Grandmother of Europe’, who mourned her husband for over 40 years and whose reign witnessed immense change and expansion of the British Empire, becoming the second-longest-reigning British ...
Jenna Coleman stars as Queen Victoria in the British historical drama, 'Victoria' Caroline Blair is a writer for PEOPLE. She has been writing about celebrities, entertainment, reality TV stars and ...
Who was the most notorious drug kingpin of all time? You might think it was Pablo Escobar, or maybe El Chapo—but you’d be wrong. More than 100 years before those guys were born, there was an ...