On September 13, 1940, a German pilot had been given a simple order: to destroy Buckingham Palace and kill the King and Queen ...

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.

Eventually in 1603 Elizabeth died and James was offered the throne. The succession passed smoothly and James VI of Scotland became James I of England and Ireland. Although promising to return to ...

Historian Gareth Russell has written Queen James, a biography of King James VI and I - the last king of Scotland - who moved to London ...

The thank-you note, dated January 27, 1923, followed news of the then Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon's plans to marry Prince Albert - the future King George VI.

Anne is one of the most popular names for queens in English history but after the 18th century, it all but disappeared from royal use. Until 1950, when the then heir to the throne ...

Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant starred in "Bridget Jones's Diary." Here's what the cast has done since the film ...

From 1930 to 1967, the annual spring ball of St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church in North Omaha honored a distinguished ...

Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...

LONDON, Feb. 6, 1952 (UP) - King George VI was born during the reign of a queen ... Advertisement As the second son of George and Queen Mary, Albert Frederick Arthur George lived in the shadow ...

LONDON, Feb. 6, 1952 (UP)-King George VI died peacefully in his ... The news was telephoned to the king's mother, 84-year-old Queen Mary, at her London home, Marlborough House.

Costumes from Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Downton Abbey and Bridgerton are centrepieces of Bankfield Museum’s new exhibition ...