In 1717, Peter the Great commissioned a building for his wife, Catherine, who succeeded ... when their daughter, the Empress Elizabeth, engaged a series of architects to expand upon it.

For Catherine the Great, jewelry was about much more than adornment. The formidable Russian empress — who reigned from 1762 ...

For Catherine the Great, jewelry was about much more than adornment. The formidable Russian empress — who reigned from 1762 to 1796 after overthrowing her own husband, Peter III — understood ...

It’s great on the dangers of focusing on differences rather than similarities and I was invested in the characters.

It's been a tumultuous year for the Royal Family. There was a shaky start to 2024 as both King Charles and Catherine, ...

The death of her father marked the beginning of a period of instability in Elizabeth’s life. Elizabeth had become close to her last stepmother, Catherine ... as the great-niece of Henry VIII.

Even in the company of her peers – Queen Elizabeth I of England, Queen Christiana of Sweden, the empress Maria Theresa – Catherine the Great stands out as an empire-builder, a larger-than-life, ...

the Empress Joséphine’s emeralds and diamonds, and a diamond ring that had once belonged to Catherine the Great.’ When an American guest dropped a diamond and others scuttled around searching for it, ...