ideastream: Luke Reader, a teaching fellow in the Department of History, described the role of the British monarchy from its controversial past to its relevancy today, following the passing of Queen ...

In 1649, the British monarchy ceased when Charles I was executed, and the office of king was abolished by Parliament under the English Interregnum. A republic followed, and yet just over a decade ...

I’m sure many people around the world can attest to the fact that the monarchy has always been a topic of interest and debate. As an American, I am often drawn to the history, traditions, and iconic ...

In June 1645, the Battle of Naseby turned the tide of the English Civil War – but how? The Sky HISTORY series Britain’s Lost Battlefields finds out.

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present and surface delightful treasures. Sign up here. What is the appeal of hereditary ...

While the history of the British monarchy is steeped in centuries of royal convention, the royal family has been forced to end a long-established tradition. For more than 170 years, the royal family ...

Monarchy is a Channel 4 British TV series, 2004-2006, by British academic David Starkey, charting the political and ideological history of the English monarchy from the Saxon period to modern times.

In the violent and dramatic history of the English monarchy, the story of Lady Jane Grey stands out as one of the most tragic. She was a teenage Queen of England who ruled for only nine days before ...