royal-history

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818) was Queen of the United Kingdom and Ireland as the wife of King George III. Born into the relatively minor but respectable German...

Queen Elizabeth II's principal bedroom was in Buckingham Palace, at the northwest end of the first floor, forming part of the private apartments used by the Monarch and close me...

A European princess is typically a female dynast born into or married into a royal house that holds recognized sovereignty or historical sovereignty claims. The title itself sig...

Queen Victoria’s family name was Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a German ducal title stemming from the 1826 merger of two Ernestine duchies. As head of the House of Hanover through de...

During World War II, the woman who would become Queen Elizabeth II undertook a practical, hands-on wartime role that later shaped her public service. As a teenager, she joined t...

Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth are connected through British royal lineage, with Queen Elizabeth II being a direct descendant of Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria reigned from...

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born on 21 April 1926 in London as the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York, and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. During World War II she served in...

In Scotland, "the Queen's castle" commonly refers to properties held in trust for the Crown and managed by historic building agencies. This guide explains which residences are a...

Where Queen Elizabeth II lives centers on a small set of long-standing, constitutionally recognized residences used for public, ceremonial, and private functions. Broadly, these...

Queen Victoria was Queen of England in 1900. She had reigned since 20 June 1838 and remained on the throne through 1901, making the Victorian era synonymous with her long rule....