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
Newly Discovered Letters Show a Different Side of Mary, Queen of Scots
When she wasn’t embroiled in political strife and intrigue, Mary still had to deal with the daily practicalities of running a kingdom
Henry VII’s Marriage Bed May Have Spent 15 Years in a British Hotel’s Honeymoon Suite
Some experts say the ornately carved oak bed was commissioned for the wedding of the first Tudor king and his queen, Elizabeth of York
Looks From ‘The Favourite’ Go on Display in Queen Anne’s Home
See the elaborate dresses and outfits inspired by the monarch’s 18th-century court at Kensington Palace
The True Story of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I
Josie Rourke’s film sees Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie transform from allies into rivals, but in actuality, the queens’ relationship was far more complex
Is This the Bag That Held Sir Walter Raleigh’s Mummified Head?
Legend has it his wife retained his embalmed head. But while the sack dates to the correct era and was found in his son’s home, scholars are not convinced
Curious Collection of Historic Oddities Reunited in Horace Walpole’s Neo-Gothic Castle
See more than 150 artifacts originally on view in the estate during the 1700s
What Did Elizabeth I Actually Look Like? This Artist Has a Suggestion
Mat Collishaw’s ‘Mask of Youth’ presents realistic depiction of the Tudor queen, explores her savvy command of public persona
Archaeologists Unearth Foundations of Wolf Hall, Where Henry VIII Fell for Jane Seymour
The team’s finds include a network of Tudor-era brick sewers, the foundations of two towers and ornate tiles
Westminster Abbey’s Newest Window Was Designed by David Hockney—on an iPad
It was commissioned in celebration of Elizabeth II’s reign
All-Female Termite Colonies Reproduce Without Male Input
These insects seem to have dispensed entirely of the need for males and their sperm
Docs Show Shakespeare’s Father Had Legal and Financial Trouble Throughout the Bard’s Teen Years
Twenty-one documents found in the U.K.’s National Archives add context to the Bard’s feelings toward power and monarchy
The Last of the Queen’s Corgi Dynasty Has Died
RIP, Willow
“Lost” Feminist Dinner Set Goes on Public Display for the First Time
The 50-plate “Famous Women Dinner Set” by Bloomsbury Group artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant includes portraits of the well-known and the overlooked
Why This Film Based on a 16th-Century Poem Has Sparked Violent Protests in India
The controversy around Padmaavat centers around its depiction of a legendary Hindu queen
Archaeologists Could Be Close to Finding the Tomb of King Tut’s Wife
After Tut’s death, Ankhesenamun might have wed the Pharaoh Ay, and there’s a possibility she’s buried near him in the Valley of the Monkeys
Sixty-Five Years Later, the Queen Recalls Her Coronation
New Smithsonian Channel special has rare Queen Elizabeth II interview and offers a closeup of the Crown Jewels
These Letters Tell the Inside Story of Mary, Queen of Scots’ Imprisonment
A collection of 43 letters relating to the latter years of the queen’s confinement was recently donated to the British Library
Five Things to Know About Queen Charlotte
Before Meghan Markle, the late 18th-century Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz may have been the country’s first biracial royal
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