A 300-carat necklace, whose diamonds have been linked to a scandal involving the last French queen Marie Antoinette, sold ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

From 1066 to 2023, Westminster Abbey has served as a coronation site to over 30 English and British monarchs, from William the Conqueror to ...

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 ...