Millions of spectators are expected to attend America’s 250th birthday bash in the New York Harbor next summer, and one special ship will have the best view.

Queen Elizabeth II's father never expected to take the throne—until a royal ruckus changed the monarchy forever. Our royal experts detail the shocking tale of how King George VI became king of ...

Saturday is the 102nd wedding anniversary of when a young Elizabeth and Prince Albert said 'I do' and emerged from Westminster Abbey as the new Duke and Duchess of York.

Look no further than the Queen Mother - a colossal figure in the modern history of the Royal Family who we might never have met had King George VI been the heir. This week it has been 102 years ...

From 1952: Mollie Panter-Downes reports from London about the days following King George VI’s tragically unexpected death and Elizabeth II’s rise to the throne.

The Queen Mother lived a truly remarkable life - and these facts prove just how important a role she played in history ...

Mary, Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay by John Duncan (1929). University of St Andrews, CC BY-SA The women who carried Mary’s secrets The role of women in Mary’s coded correspondence is often ...

The King was the son of Mary Queen of Scots who was forced to abdicate in favour of her son James VI who was just one year old at the time. She was then held prisoner for 18.5 years and was then ...

Most know the story of Queen Mary I of England and of her half-sister Queen Elizabeth I of England. But fewer know about the queen who preceded them, Lady Jane Grey. Known as the “Nine-Days’ Queen,” ...