When it comes to the biggest questions about British history, there is perhaps none more frequently asked than who were the best (and worst) monarchs. YouGov asked the public for their opinion.

The equal rulers returned England to Protestant rule and began a new era of royal leadership defined by parliamentary oversight ...

We've picked out and ranked the most underrated small town in every English county that you really should visit.

This year’s Charter Day marked the 332nd anniversary of the awarding of the Royal Charter from King William III and Queen Mary II of England and included a special “happy birthday” performance.

The need for secret communications arose very early in civilization. It progressed due to the “intellectual arms race” ...

Mary’s father, James II, had fled England in 1688 during events described as the ... However, Sophia died before Queen Anne, therefore the succession passed to her son, George, Elector of Hanover, who ...

The Danish royals marked the eighth anniversary of the death of Frederik's father, Prince Henrik, on 13 February ...

The 17th-century artist’s likeness of the young Hapsburg, currently on view at the Norton Simon Museum in California, ...

The late Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in 1926, ruled for longer than any other monarch in British history. During her 70-year reign, the late Queen was much loved and ...

Reveling in the beauty of Antarctica aboard Quark UltramarineNow that I was finally here among glaciers as big as warehouses, colonies of penguins and curious whales, I could see why so..

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More than 170 bombs from World War II were discovered underneath a children's playground in northern England, officials said, and it is believed that more will be unearthed. The first of the bombs ...