England had been ruled by Anglo-Saxons or Vikings for the last 200 years. William was neither. William claimed that King Edward had promised him the throne, and this, of course, was the version ...

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With more than 64 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch in British History. When the Queen dies her son, Prince Charles, will take over (barring any unforeseen ...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II automatically set in motion consequential shifts for the line of succession to the British throne. On Thursday, Buckingham Palace announced that the monarch "died ...

Charles Edward Stuart believed the British throne was his birthright and planned to invade with his Jacobite followers and remove the Hanoverian "usurper" George II. A new exhibition on the ...

In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani writes about the throne reserved for the Queen of England in the West African state.

This led an insider to dish, "The Queen truly is the power behind the throne, and the King honestly likes it that way, I feel ...