Years before Queen Elizabeth II passed away at her beloved Balmoral on September 8, 2022, the state plans for her death, dubbed Operation London Bridge, were already concrete. This foresight, so ...

Two very different books examine the reigns and legacies of Victoria and Elizabeth II. By Geoffrey Wheatcroft Geoffrey Wheatcroft is the author, most recently, of “Bloody Panico!: Or, Whatever ...

For over a century, rumors about Queen Victoria's affair with her servant John Brown have persisted. Now a historian says she has proof. A portrait of Queen Victoria taken in honor of her Diamond ...

Who was the most notorious drug kingpin of all time? You might think it was Pablo Escobar, or maybe El Chapo—but you’d be wrong. More than 100 years before those guys were born, there was an ...