A History of the Modern British Aristocracy by Eleanor Doughty (Hutchinson Heinemann) Aristocrats have long been dismissed as ...

The 20-year-old history enthusiast told Newsweek how his post sparked divisive conversation online about the young European ...

A version of this story originally ran in 2023; it has been updated for 2025. This article was originally published on ...

In this 4-part series, we bid farewell to the 58 deceased English and British monarchs, from Æthelstan to Elizabeth II. We ...

Morley Library, at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1, will host presenter Julie Koenig for a discussion of British royal traditions such as ...

The past is never dead,” wrote William Faulkner. “It’s not even past.” Sometimes it is tempting to wish it all away, as it is used as a stick to beat us with. But we can’t just start afresh. For one ...

Nearly 28 years after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, the public is still asking who failed her, writes royal ...

Much has changed in 250 years, but Ken Burns' encyclopedic study of 'The American Revolution' finds a rallying cry in rejecting despots —then and now.

Paul Gillingham’s book spans 500 years of constant changes, sudden violence and startling successes.

The last Lincoln penny was recently struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Its removal from circulation marks just one of ...

America's history is rich in both the violation and vitalization of our First Amendment.  From the movements that shaped the ...