LONDON, Jan. 21, 1936 (UP) -- His face bearing the marks of grief for his dead father, Edward Albert, Prince of Wales, was formally proclaimed King Edward VIII ... The state funeral of King ...

I should be glad of another death. – T.S. Eliot “The Journey ... the May morning of 1910 when nine kings rode in the funeral of Edward VII of England that the crowd, waiting in hushed and ...

When it comes to the biggest questions about British history, there is perhaps none more frequently asked than who were the best (and worst) monarchs. YouGov asked the public for their opinion.

Britain, and the world as a whole, has changed immeasurably in those six decades - yet Sir Winston's figure still looms large over the country he left behind. Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was ...

The Catholic Jubilee Year – or Holy Year – was established in the 14th century by Pope Boniface VIII and is 12 months ... King and Queen will undertake State Visits to the Holy See and the ...

Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie's relationship ... as well as Her Late Majesty's state funeral and the coronation of her uncle, King Charles III. Lady Louise and her brother stood vigil at ...

British Royal Elizabeth II, wearing the Imperial State Crown, and her husband ... fate would be different from his great uncle King Edward VIII, who was forced to choose between the crown and ...

No announcement was made as to the cause of death, but medical circles speculated ... He succeeded to the throne Dec 11, 1936, when his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated for the "woman I love." ...

She was buried in the Richmond vault in Henry VII's chapel on 28th November 1685. Here lyeth the body of BARBARAH VILLIERS VISCOUNTESS FITZHARDING Governess to His late Royall Highness the Duke of ...

His opposition to giving Britain's Indian Empire greater powers of self-governance – exacerbated by his support for King Edward VIII in the ... began for his own state funeral – termed ...

A century ago, the woman who reigned as Spanish consort had more than her fair share of problems. She was Victoria Eugenie, ...

1837-1901), Edward VII (1841-1910 ... 8 The German Emperor and kings of eight nations attended his funeral procession, and a quarter of a million people paid their respects as his body lay in state in ...