Catherine the tyrant?

THE TURNING POINTS OF 1812

Edward VII swept away the cobwebs of mid-Victorian style, Queen Mary had passion for all things small and the Queen Mother bought rather avant-garde art. In a forthcoming talk, Tim Knox, director of the Royal Collection, charts a century of regal taste

How the Qin forged a great power from the fragments of the Warring States

After a years-long battle to secure her inheritance as heiress of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, Maria Theresia (pictured above) arrived in Prague, the capital of what was then Bohemia, clutching the

She’s the most famous woman in France, one of the most celebrated royals ever, and, by all accounts, gracefulness personified. Marie Antoinette had beautiful hands, played the harp well, and collected

KATHERINE COBB is a member of AGRA based in Somerset REBECCA PROBERT is professor of law at the University of Exeter STEVE THOMAS is a genealogist with over 20 years’ experience PHIL TOMASELLI is a mi