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October 12, 2018

Princess Eugenie and the unexpected importance of second daughters of second sons

Jonathan Spangler, Manchester Metropolitan University

At least one second daughter of a second son of the British monarch has ended up on the throne in her own right.

July 4, 2016

Andrew McRae, University of Exeter and Anna-Marie Linnell, University of Exeter

Royal PR in pictures started with the Stuarts 400 years ago.

February 25, 2016

Vivien Williams, University of Glasgow

There’s something every Scot should know about those caterwauling pipes.

November 14, 2015

Alastair Mann, University of Stirling

Had the Jacobites triumphed at Sheriffmuir in 1715, Nicola Sturgeon would now be Scottish prime minister.