France abolishes monarchy, plus The Hobbit, Malta and Belize independence, Marcos martial law, Charles V, Tolkien, Wells.

Royal watchers have had plenty of reasons to rejoice lately: Queen Elizabeth’s 92nd birthday last month, the recent birth of Prince William and Duchess Catherine’s third child, Louis; Princess ...

In 1768, towards the end of the period of Swedish history known as Frihetstiden, the Age of Liberty, King Adolf Frederick threatened to abdicate unless an extraordinary session of the Riksdag, the ...

ideastream: Luke Reader, a teaching fellow in the Department of History, described the role of the British monarchy from its controversial past to its relevancy today, following the passing of Queen ...

The recent hype about Megan Markle’s past association with Prince Andrew and the Soho club has become a global concern. The Royal family in fact has always managed to attract publicity both negatively ...