IT is extraordinary to note that this year marks the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth. To celebrate, Buckingham Palace is to host a fascinating new exhibition showcasing our late Queen’s fashio

Originally built in 1703, as the London home of the Duke of Buckingham, Buckingham House was acquired by the newly married King George III in 1761, as an escape from the nearby St James’s Palace, the

Such was George III’s passion for astronomy that he had an observatory built to observe the transit of Venus. Although his interest remains unrivalled, scientific curiosity gripped the Royal Family for centuries, as Matthew Dennison reveals

The history of Hampton Court Palace in Surrey is peppered with the intriguing stories of its grace-and-favour residents. They lived with their families and staff in self-contained apartments within th

Originally shown on Channel 5 Streaming now on the Channel 5 app Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign saw Britain transform into an industrial powerhouse and the head of a global empire. But when Victoria b

Globally acclaimed English tile-maker celebrates 50th anniversary ‘Each tile we make is a piece of art,’ says Doug Watson, who founded an artisanal workshop handcrafting and hand-painting exquisite ce