Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch of the UK, clocking 70 years as ruler. So since he was four years old, King Charles III has been preparing for his turn to rule—and his turn means some significant changes for the royals.
The crown never stops, but everything around it does. Since Queen Elizabeth’s death, a ripple of change has moved through politics and culture.
Few people today have heard of Queen Catherine Of Valois—but a shocking accident at her tomb once made it England’s most bizarre tourist attraction.
Stonehenge is one of the most popular monuments in the world—but the origin of this famous site is more tragic than people know.
Edwina Mountbatten was the most scandalous aristocrat of the 20th century. If her name isn’t well known today, maybe that’s because of her tragic end.
“Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.”—Captain James Cook.
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