The Middle Ages were not all about tyrannical rulers and power struggles. Cooperation, compromise and women in power were ...

A necklace with jewels linked to the most famous scandal of Marie Antoinette's tragic reign surpassed its estimate to sell ...

The French Revolution was fueled by popular discontent with the monarchy's excesses, economic disparity, and Enlightenment ideals. On September 21, 1792, following the execution of Louis XVI, the ...

It might have the image of being a mighty revolt from the French commoners against the monarchy, but the French Revolution was lead by the bourgeoisie from the start. In May 1789, King Louis XVI ...

Historically a place where monarchs and aristocrats would escape the winter in favour of warm Mediterranean climes, this southern French city is at its best in the off season.

Stuart monarchs were repeatedly challenged by dangerous threats—a gunpowder plot, a civil war and political revolution. As a ...

King Charles III and Prince William will be preparing to rekindle their relationship with presidet-elect after his election ...

King Charles III's monarchy is a "skeleton of itself," following his policy of slimming down the list of working royals, according to former magazine editor Tina Brown. The author of royal ...

Like a lot of political vocabulary—see also: "left" and "right"—the political meaning of "conservative" came as a result of ...

Amongst royal fans, no-nonsense Princess Anne is a firm favourite. The Princess Royal is the younger sister of King Charles and has been dubbed the 'hardest working royal' over many years given ...

As John Adams saw the political world, there were essentially three main forms of government—monarchy, aristocracy, and ...

Katharine McGee, the bestselling author of the American Royals series, turns back the clock to 19th-century Europe in her new ...