As Britain's second-longest reigning monarch, Queen Victoria ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901. If her would-be assassins had gotten their way, that reign would have ...

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The Victorian Era was a time of the Industrial Revolution, with authors Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin, the railway and ...

Capital Area District Libraries’ expert selectors have curated a dynamic Black History Month reading list for all ages, ...

As the grand Newcastle theatre prepares to mark its 188-year anniversary, we look back at scenes of its major revamp when all ...

In 3641 BC, according to the calculations of the Mayans, the world was created. In AD 60 (traditional date), the Apostle Paul was shipwrecked at Malta. In 1763, Canada passed from French control into ...

Anglo-Gaelic and North American whisky became the foremost distilled spirit in the English-speaking world. Since then, the ...

Queen Victoria’s marriage to Prince Albert popularized white wedding dresses. Later, her mourning of his passing cemented the ...

A practical guide to restoring Victorian houses for modern life and living with history in a way that makes sense now ...

Victoria Beckham was the epitome of elegance in a white satin gown as she posed alongside husband David at the dazzling royal dinner hosted by King Charles and Queen Camilla on Friday.

Queen Camilla once hated the idea of becoming queen — and had strong opposing thoughts about royal protocol, according to a new royal book. In “Yes, Ma’am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants ...

Explore Victorian wedding traditions that sometimes explain why couples do what they do when the tie the knot.