Princess Margriet of the Netherlands Celebrates Her 70th Birthday on January 19. Please see my article in the Ottawa Citizen about her...

The future Edward VII’s evolution from a self indulgent Prince to a mature King is at the heart of Ridley’s well researched and well...

Mary Boleyn: Mistress of Kings brings together the scattered and often contradictory source material about King Henry VIII’s shadowy...

The original entrance to the Roman city of Barcina and part of the Roman wall On September 11, 2012, around 600,000 demonstrators marched...

Bringing Them Up Royal: How the Royals Raised Their Children from 1066 to the Present Day is an excellent subject for a royal history...

While most consorts of deposed monarchs are blamed for their husbands’ political failings, Dona remained a popular figure despite the...

Since founding the Royal Historian website in February, I have had the pleasure of reading and reviewing numerous of royal history books....

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Visiting the Cambridge Guildhall The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited their namesake city today,...

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna at home in Cooksville in 1959 In June, 1959, the widowed seventy-seven year old Mrs. Nikolai Kulikovsky...

Windsor Castle, viewed from the air 2012 has been a successful year for Queen Elizabeth II. The Royal Family celebrated the Queen’s...

View of the Tower of London from the Thames showing Traitor's Gate During the wee hours of November 6, 2012, Guy Fawkes night, an...

The publication of Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy will hopefully contribute to more balanced teaching of the...

Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Photo credit: Reuters Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are currently...

Charles, Prince of Wales Throughout the month of October, one of the most significant news items concerning the monarchy was the...

The Laurentian Mountains, Charlevoix, Quebec When Duke Dimitri of Leuchtenberg, whose ancestors included Empress Josephine of France and...

In contrast to the Duke and Duchess of York, who appear to have lost significant revenues from indifferent management of their lands and...

Countess Stephanie de Lannoy of Belgium, the new hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. This weekend, Luxembourg is celebrating the...

Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Oglivy. Photo Credit: The Buckingham Palace Press Office Queen...

Queen Elizabeth II's cousin, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent is currently in Uganda...

King Louis XIV performing the role of Apollo in the 1663 Ballet de la Nuit. When the King stopped performing in middle age, he continued...