Retirement isn’t typical of the British royal family, but it’s not impossible. Some members of the family have retired, or ...

Edward VIII, King of England ... becoming the shortest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. His title was reduced to Duke of Windsor. In a radio address a few days later, the former king ...

The brutal 500-year history of English violence in Europe.

For decades, a trip to the United Center (or the Chicago Stadium ... we must insist that public spaces be truly public. Edward Keegan writes, broadcasts and teaches on architectural subjects.

The UK, a leading trading power and financial center, is the third largest economy in Europe after Germany and France. Agriculture is intensive, highly mechanized, and efficient by European ...

The dispute took place during the birth of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. While Henry did not become a Protestant, in ...

On December 11th 1936 Edward VIII announced to the world that he was ending his reign to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson. His reign had lasted just under 11 months, starting on January ...

After a difficult start, 2025 promises to be the comeback year for King Charles. So what makes this monarch tick?

Some British coinages have featured Scottish devices, the Royal Arms of Scotland or the thistle emblem during the twentieth century, but these are a part of the coinage of the United Kingdom, not ...

The United Kingdom’s debt is managed by the UK Debt Management Office (DMO). The DMO was established in 1998. Prior to the DMO, wholesale sterling debt insurance was sold by the Bank Of England.

It was not an auspicious start to the new year of 1936 for King George V. The previous year had seen ‘Grandpa England’, as ...