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The quarrel between Edward and George, both Kings, has shaped the British monarchy for decades.

Queen Penelope is betrayed by one of her servants, who tells her many suitors that she's been stalling them

In December 1936, Edward VIII abdicated the throne and left the crown to his younger brother George.

130 years before the French Revolution, the King is executed by his people. How did this happen?

Since Elizabeth II passed away, and Charles III took the throne in 2022,  more British people are questioning the legitimacy of the Monarchy

Loosening restrictions around cannabis in Morocco could be a gamechanger for the impoverished people of the Rif.

The dollar remains the world’s reserve currency. Could China upend American hegemony?

Penelope is now forced to choose a husband among the suitors...

With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

On the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, a statue representing the goddess of peace on a chariot carries with it the turbulent history between France and Germany.

Concorde was the epitome of elegance, speed and glamour, linking London and New York in little over three hours. The British-French airliner was in a class of its own. But on the 25th of July 2000 tragedy struck which meant the end of supersonic flight. A look back at the birth and demise of the king of the skies.

Why did Ouni, the vizier of King Pepi I who ruled Egypt more than 4,200 years ago, have two tombs, at Abydos and Saqqara?

What sort of Monarch will Charles III be? Portrait of a new King who wants to do things differently.

The majestic Andean Condor is critically endangered, but biologists in Argentina are working hard to save the revered bird.

The NFT frenzy, triggered by the record sale of Beeple's digital work, led to a boom in speculation on the market. 

How did a simple tennis match between a woman, tennis star Billie Jean King, and a man, ex-player Bobby Riggs, become a television phenomenon and change the face of women's sport?

Why does a black boy appear in a portrait of the Countess of Barry, King Louis XV’s mistress?

Farinelli was an opera-singing superstar of the 18th century. But what price did the musician pay for his fame?

Bordering South Africa and Mozambique, Eswatini, also known as Swaziland, is the last absolute monarchy in Africa.

In the late 1910s, King Alfonso XIII wrote and produced the first pornographic films shot in Spain.