Royalty

Nancy Goldstone’s The Rival Queens: Catherine de Medici, Marguerite de Valois and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom takes the form of a dual biography of Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, and her daughter,

This past weekend—probably deemed a slow mid-summer news day- The Sun newspaper hoped to shine glaring light on the British royal family’s past political sympathies with the publication of a grainy home movie showing the

Today is the anniversary of the death of Queen Waldrada. Now, let me be the first to admit that hers is hardly a household name. At the time of writing, she does not even have

There has recently been much speculation in the newspapers about how different Britain’s monarchy may be when the Prince of Wales ascends the throne. Much more interesting than the next king’s views on homeopathy, however,

When King Juan Carlos assumed the throne of Spain on 27 November 1975, dignitaries from around the world came to Madrid for the religious ceremony, a sacramental anointing that was witnessed by, among others, the

As a historian of Spain's republican past, I watched with fascination as, last night, following news of Juan Carlos I’s abdication, thousands took to the streets in Spain and abroad to demand a referendum on