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 original medals were 22ct gold, but the gold content was reduced to 18ct in 1932; the continued economic impact of the ...

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

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 ...

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

Now, Conor Oberst is returning the favor by appearing on “Queen Victoria,” the lead single of the So So Glos’ frontman’s new LP Victory Lap (#23). Alex Orange Drink — whose real name is ...

Since Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross in 1856, five American-born men have received Britain’s highest military ...

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.

Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader, racehorse owner and friend of Queen Elizabeth II, has died aged 88. Despite spending most of his life out of the limelight, the Aga Khan was the spiritual leader ...

The 1994 Met Gala theme brought together themes of East Asian cultural fashion together with Western style. It was the last ...

a lot to say. According to one anonymous person who spoke to author Tom Quinn (via an excerpt in The Times), Queen Camilla "hated the idea of being Queen" and would "regularly" say to King Charles ...