Prince Philip died at 99. Living to such a ripe old age isn't unusual for UK royals. Nor is it surprising, argues an expert on aging and longevity.
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The marriage of the future British queen and her consort was part of an ancient tapestry of royal intermarriage in Europe.
The tradition of a bride garbed in white weaves through two thousand years of history, influenced by the Romans – and Queen Victoria.
Graveyards were important locations in Victorian life.
A Protestant tradition with pagan roots, the Christmas tree is now a global phenomenon. It also reveals much about market economics, so let's climb on the sleigh and take a ride around this holiday item…
Born the same year as Queen Victoria, Eliot faced similar life choices to many young women today
For most of the Victorian era, people thought it was normal for men and women to be treated differently, and judged by different standards.
A newly-discovered petition from 1850 provides rare evidence of what might be women's first moment of political activism in Australia.
In an act of 'mummy-shaming' to rival anything today’s internet has to offer, Queen Victoria is thought to have named a cow in the royal dairy after her daughter, who had decided to breastfeed.
Ethiopia is a storytelling nation in which Emperor Tewodros has a special place.
At least one second daughter of a second son of the British monarch has ended up on the throne in her own right.
For Ethiopia, there is no connection between the Maqdala war in 1868 and the stolen treasures at Maqdala
The Anglo-Saxons were written into history by their descendants.
Although some experts still disagree about the cause of Prince Albert's untimely demise, the most likely culprit seems to be the bacterium Salmonella typhi.
The partition of India led to more than a million deaths. A scholar argues how British royal, Lord Louis Mountbatten, who hurriedly drew the new borders in secret, was largely responsible.
The Queen-Empress had a notoriously sweet tooth.
The Victorian author has a lot more to offer than you might think. Find out where to get started.
This weekend, Britain will celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Bunting and cream cakes will turn neighbourhood roads into street parties and a flotilla of 1,000 boats will sail down the…
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