The tiara is the crowning jewel of any royal wedding look, so it came as quite the shock when then-Princess Elizabeth’s ...
Television shows about the first Tudor king, Henry VII, are few and far between. The Shadow of the Tower is little known ...
It’s difficult to imagine a more skilful propagandist than Hans Holbein the Younger, the German-born artist who spent much of ...
Before Netflix's The Crown, Versailles, starring George Blagden as the Sun King Louis XIV, gave viewers a history lesson in ...
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The Ten Best History Books of 2025

Our favorite titles of the year resurrect overlooked histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today ...
Elvis Presley’s greatest ballad was allegedly inspired by a tragic story, giving Heartbreak Hotel its haunting, unforgettable ...
The King has presented Elizabeth Emblems to family members of public servants who died in the line of duty. In an investiture ...
Joining Kate today is Rachel Morris, author of The Years of the Wizard: The Strange History and Home Life of Renaissance Magicians. This episode was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Stuart ...
The owner of a country house in Shropshire dating back to Tudor times have told of profound discoveries which have led to a ...
Alice Loxton is a bonafide cerebral celebrity of the new age, recognised in the street at least once a day. Not familiar? You ...
A highly palatable fusion of dark fantasy, historical fiction, and Arthurian legend, this first installment of an audacious new mashup series features Queen Elizabeth as Britain's only hope to defeat ...
The four-storey Tudor and Gothic-revival estate of lieutenant-governor Eric Hamber, who purchased the Shaughnessy property in ...