From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends—long before the age of social ...

when England and Scotland merged during the reign of Queen Anne. Some rulers' reigns were short, like that of Empress Matilda, who held her throne for 209 days in the 12th century. Others ...

Queen Mary I of England, known to history as “Bloody Mary,” has long been enshrined in popular memory as one of the most ...

Of the two rival factions, Mary commanded the most support (she was after all the legitimate queen), but after defeat at the Battle of Langside she fled into exile in England. Here she sought ...

But like many Brits of my generation (I was born the year before the coronation) my life has been bookended by the reign of Queen Elizabeth ... in Britain’s long history, she is admired and ...

I. Elizabeth I saw Mary, Queen of Scots as a threat and was keen to keep her under observation in England. Sir John Neale describes the agony of Elizabeth I as she is forced to decide the fate of ...

She assumed the title of Queen in 1952 after her father's death and reigned for more than 70 years until her death on Sept. 8, 2022, making her the longest-reigning monarch in British history.

Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra ... She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history and the second longest-reigning monarch in the history of the world, behind French King ...