English royalty

Jon Moore (inset), spent years working for the Queen's dressmaker Hardy Amies (the monarch is seen left and right in Amies' designs), and recalls how his mentor relished creating her looks.

Philip of Denmark and Greece (later known as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh)

The picture, taken in 2012, shows the Prince of Wales in the regimental dress of the Toronto Scottish Regiment, of which he is Colonel-in-Chief, for use by the Canadian army.

It is a captivating crash course in Elizabethan history, its shadows and its glories. Visual art review by Marina Vaizey

With her huge, dramatic collars, ghostly pallor and flaming curls of red hair, Queen Elizabeth I’s image is etched in royal history. Trained from a young age to see power and strength in public image, she cultivated a persona that was both pure and powerful. Unwed and without children, she portrayed herself as the chase,...

MONACO is on the brink of overpopulation as the principality struggles to accommodate its migration influx.

The Stuart dynasty ruled England and Scotland from 1603 to 1714 and faced conflicts including civil wars and religious tensions. The monarchs oversaw significant events such as the English civil war and the Glorious Revolution

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The Tudor dynasty oversaw a transformative period of English history, with monarchs including Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. This era was marked by religious and political upheaval, including the English Reformation and the establishment of the Church of England. Henry VIII's six marriages and his break from the Catholic Church are particularly well-known. Elizabeth I's reign saw the defeat of the Spanish Armada and a flowering of English culture, with playwrights…

A letter written by Edward, the Prince of Wales revealed how he helped his brother have "alone time" with a married woman by luring away her husband.