James I is often overlooked in discussions of British Monarchs, his reign overshadowed by the Tudors before him and the ...

The Prince of Wales Trophy was to be awarded to future NHL champions, so NHL president Frank Calder decided that the winner ...

One of the last comedians to survive the variety stage and find success in the television age, Max Wall nevertheless suffered ...

But within the families of kings and queens, royals who married their relatives were not unusual, even as recently as the ...

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Joan of Arc is accused of relapsing into heresy by donning male clothing again, providing justification for her execution.

Queen Elizabeth II's father never expected to take the throne—until a royal ruckus changed the monarchy forever. Our royal ...

To mark the Phantom’s centenary, the Rolls-Royce designers have created new artworks honouring the car's cultural legacy.

Carter famously portrayed the deranged witch Bellatrix Lestrange in the acclaimed franchise. A devout follower of the Dark ...

Queen Mary of Teck, grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, was a reserved intellectual. But some historians and descendants argue she was also an "upmarket kleptomaniac".

A Russian Orthodox church on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives is the unlikely final resting place for Princess Alice of Battenberg ...

He was an alumnus of The Second City improv comedy enterprise based in his native Chicago. “George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known ...