Queen Elizabeth II, who was born in April 1926, shared memorable quotes that encapsulated her sense of duty ... nation aglow with grand and joyous celebrations ‘Like all the best families, we have our ...

As war weary Britons had their post-war style dictated by their ration books, rumours of bride-to-be Princess Elizabeth being ...

American naval ships use USS before the ship's name, but with British ships it's HMS. There's a reason, and a lot of history, ...

In her sprightly new biography, “The Rebel Romanov,” Helen Rappaport introduces us to the enigmatic Julie of Saxe-Coburg.

There are many basic but essential facts to be learned about Samuel Johnson. For example, he was born in 1709 and died in 1784. His life spanned the reign of four British Monarchs: Queen Anne ...

Barry Humphries likened it to a giant shish kebab. Fifteen artless lumps of ore skewered on a 14-metre pipe from an oil drill, stood upright in a public park. That’s the Ore Obelisk, planted on ...

Throw open the door to your book cage! Joe Goldberg returns to where it all began in the final season of Netflix's killer hit ...

Queen Elizabeth II was able to step into her role ... Mr Vickers said: "Martin Charteris, who I think was the Queen's best private secretary always used to say 'wait and see what happens when ...

who interviewed the Queen in 1957 while researching a biography of her grandmother Queen Mary, Elizabeth came across as somewhat uneasy. In her book Elizabeth & Philip, historian Tessa Dunlop ...