King Farouk of Egypt’s life was a brutal lesson that “the bigger they are, the harder they fall.” From birth, the ruler’s whole world was a procession of luxury, debauchery, and extravagance, but this ...
The Countess of Salisbury’s appointment as governess to the four-year-old Princess Mary, Henry and Catherine’s only surviving child, in 1520 seemed to set the seal on her triumph. But she was soon to ...
Description of events leading up to the death of Mary, Queen of Scots. The relationship between Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth. I. Elizabeth I saw Mary, Queen of Scots as a threat and was keen to ...
Just north of the Royal Albert Hall and northwest of Buckingham Palace sit Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens: a stretch of green bisected by West Carriage Drive. Hyde Park was once the recreational ...