King William IV with St Edward's Crown by Sir William Beechey. From Wikimedia Commons William IV had “an inbred dislike of ceremonial,” said historian Roy …

The Marriage of George III 1761 by Joshua Reynolds, 1761.   “When King George III succeeded to the throne of England upon the death of his grandfather, G…

One of the most haunted castles in the United Kingdom, Windsor Castle is also the most famous. Built by William the Conqueror in 1070, it is the oldest …

A daguerreotype  of Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, around 1856. Image from the Royal Collection via Wikimedia Commons Princess…

Regent Street is owned by the Crown Estate. Image from Wikimedia Commons Perhaps, one of the most incorrectly assumed information regarding the fortu…

Frogmore House. Image by Karen Roe via Flickr 1. Frogmore was first constructed in 1680 after Charles II employed architect Hugh May to design a house fo…

A portrait of Augusta, Princess of Wales dated 1742 by J.B. Van Loo Augusta of Saxe-Gotha almost never became Princess of Wales had Frederick Prince of…

Rear view of Kew Palace with the Queen's Garden. Image: Wikimedia Commons The year was 1728. King George II and his wife, Queen Caroline, both very …

The year 1817 was a turning point for the House of Hanover. On November 6, Princess Charlotte, the only legitimate child of George, Prince Regent, passed …

Buckingham Palace is considered as the most recognizable palace in Great Britain, if not in the world. Home to generations of royals and keeper of pric…

Queen Victoria's statue in London. Image: Pixabay The events leading to the birth, and later the accession of Queen Victoria were quite pecu…