In PEOPLE's exclusive excerpt from royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith's new book, George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy, the last crowning of a king is revisited Simon ...

The Duke of Cambridge, 39, and Kate Middleton also shared a tribute of their own on Instagram, posting a photograph of William with the pair's three children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte ...

On the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in December 1936 he was proclaimed King and took one of his middle names, George, on succeeding to the throne. The coronation of George VI and Queen ...

George V favoured his second son Albert 'Bertie' and Albert's daughter Elizabeth 'Lilibet', later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth ... Elizabeth adored her 'Grandpa England' in return.

Some people just weren't born to rule—and Henry VI was one of them ... Why was Henry such a terrible king? Discover the dark history of England's most unfortunate monarch.

James's tutor, the historian and poet George Buchanan ... In March 1603, Elizabeth died and James became king of England and Ireland in a remarkably smooth transition of power.

He held many important roles throughout his life, including as an equerry - a senior adviser and attendant - to George VI and, later, Queen Elizabeth. Yet to millions of royal fans around the ...

With the forced abdication of his mother, Mary Stuart, in 1567 James became King of Scots at ... passed smoothly and James VI of Scotland became James I of England and Ireland.

It was August1453. King Henry VI of England left his pregnant wife Margaret of Anjou at home and travelled from court to the West Country on a judicial visit. Stopping off at Clarendon Palace in ...

The National Galleries of Scotland: Portrait will be opening their latest exhibition on Saturday 26th April 2025 entitled The ...

Scotland's History Articles James VI, King of Scots 1567 - 1625, King of England and Ireland 1603 ... the esteemed scholar George Buchanan. Buchanan's aim was to turn James into a god-fearing ...