Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are considered by many to have had of the most successful of all royal marriages. However, ...

Magician John Henry Anderson died in 1874, the same year Harry Houdini was born - yet despite the two never meeting, Anderson ...

Who were the ten British prime ministers of Queen Victoria’s reign? What were the highlights of their careers, and what did ...

On show are personal items, as well as art and jewellery, belonging to King Edward and Queen Alexandra, many on view for the ...

The crown of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, and two throne chairs are part of the Royal Collection in London. These items were acquired after the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and symbolize ...

1948: The World Health Organization, established to research and prevent disease and improve public health worldwide, becomes ...

Nevertheless, following the marriage of her elder sister, Helena, Princess Louise upheld Queen Victoria's tradition that her eldest unmarried daughter should become her secretary, and duly took on the ...

Initially produced in copper, the composition of the half-penny switched to bronze under Queen Victoria in 1860. Despite its long circulation, the half-penny was finally retired in 1984 ...

Maison Albar – Le Victoria lobby.Photographs by Joao Bizarro. Nice, capital of the Alpes-Maritimes department of on the Riviera, is ...

The marginalisation of Private Members’ business in Parliament is a commentary on the growth of modern governments. Very few ...

As taken from Joolz Guides: Rather Splendid Pub Walks, his 'Circuitous Crawl Around Crouch End' is 5.1km, takes 2 hours 20 mins, and takes in the Woodman; Boogaloo; King’s Head; Queens; and Great ...