Queen Elizabeth II had a wide range of official and unofficial duties as monarch of the United Kingdom. Her private staff helped make all that possible.
As King Charles III accepts his new role with the Church of England, here is a look at whether or not a Roman Catholic could ever inherit the British throne.
Queen Elizabeth II's death has sent the world into a state of mourning. Here are the objects that will be placed on her coffin leading up to her funeral.
Cultures ancient and modern have developed customs and traditions designed to honor revered public figures. One event for public mourning is to lie in state.
Observers Monday may have wondered about the crown that was placed atop Queen Elizabeth's coffin in Edinburgh. It's the Crown of Scotland, made in 1540.
You might know "hocus pocus" as the name of a famous Halloween film, but this phrase actually has a long history of being used in all sorts of magical circles.
On September 12, 2022, Amazon found Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space program was scheduled to launch the New Shepard Capsule into orbit. It didn't go as planned.
As the world transitions from the death of Queen Elizabeth II and into the reign of King Charles III, tributes and memories are pouring in from far and wide.
Charles I began bucking tradition from the very start of his reign, well before his infamous execution. This is the curious coronation of Charles I explained.
Hailing from a Jewish family, the home Anne Frank was born into quickly became anything but amidst the rise of Nazism and Adolf Hitler's anti-Semitic wrath.
Scotland is currently a part of the United Kingdom, but In the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's death, popular support for an independent Scotland is growing.
At one point during the filming process of The African Queen, Hepburn and a good part of the film crew endured some pretty harrowing physical ramifications.
When the new King Charles III's image is placed on the United Kingdom's currency, his profile will face in the opposite direction of his mother's image.
For decades, the rulers of the United Kingdom have been crowned in Westminster Abbey. Only two weren't crowned the historic London church and here is why.
Joel Pritchard created something that calmed, amused, and delighted his children, and eventually, it morphed into the fastest-growing sport in the country.