Queen Victoria
Buckingham Palace Refuses to Repatriate Remains of Ethiopian Prince
Taken from his home as a small child, Prince Dejatch Alemayehu died in England at age 18
The Real History Behind 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'
The new spinoff follows the royal matriarch as she falls in love with George III and navigates his worsening mental illness
A Not-So-Brief History of British Coronations
Ahead of Charles III’s ceremony, here's what you need to know about the origins and evolution of the centuries-old tradition
How Porcelain Dolls Became the Ultimate Victorian Status Symbol
Class-obsessed consumers found the cold, hard and highly breakable figurines irresistible
See the New British Coins Featuring Charles III
In his new portrait, the king faces left—and doesn't wear a crown
Why Women in 1950s America Looked to Elizabeth II as a Source of Inspiration
The British queen ascended to the throne at a time when most women were expected to conform to traditional domestic roles
Iconic Portraits and Tiaras Tell the Stories of Britain's Indomitable Queens
As Elizabeth II celebrates 70 years on the throne, Sotheby’s takes a look back at royal history
The Victorian Woman Writer Who Refused to Let Doctors Define Her
Harriet Martineau took control of her medical care, defying the male-dominated establishment’s attempts to dismiss her as hysterical and fragile
'Stunning' Victorian Bathhouse Unearthed Beneath Manchester Parking Lot
The facility offered laundry and bathing services for 19th-century textile workers and their families
14 Fun Facts About Princess Diana's Wedding
The royal nuptials—and the couple's tumultuous relationship—feature heavily in season four of Netflix's "The Crown"
The Little-Known Story of Queen Victoria's Black Goddaughter
A newly commissioned portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta is now on view at the monarch's seaside house, Osbourne
The American Scion Who Secured British Neutrality in the U.S. Civil War
The journal pages of Charles Francis Adams, the son of one president and the grandson of another, illuminate the life and politics of Victorian England
Ten Things We've Learned About Britain's Monarchs in the Past Ten Years
From Richard III to Mary, Queen of Scots, and George III, these were the royal revelations detailed during the 2010s
The Victorian Tattooing Craze Started With Convicts and Spread to the Royal Family
A new series of data visualizations offers insights on the practice's historical significance
Watch Rare Footage of a Smiling, Sunglass-Wearing Queen Victoria
The remarkably clear 1900 film was found in the MoMA archives
Two Unseen Photographs of Queen Victoria Released in Honor of Her 200th Birthday
Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, were early and eager adopters of new photographic technologies and commissioned many personal family portraits
Tales of the Doomed Franklin Expedition Long Ignored the Inuit Side, But "The Terror" Flips the Script
The new AMC television show succeeds in being inclusive of indigenous culture
The YMCA First Opened Gyms to Train Stronger Christians
Physical fitness was a secondary goal for the movement
It Didn’t Take Very Long For Anesthesia to Change Childbirth
The unprecedented idea of a painless delivery changed women's lives
Three Things to Know About Pants-Wearing Mountaineer Annie Smith Peck
Peck wasn’t wealthy and her family, who did have money, didn’t approve of her globe-trotting, mountain-climbing, pants-wearing lifestyle
