Throughout British history, coronation ceremonies have been a significant moment where history, divinity and power converge ...

Their extensive history makes for countless books about the royal family to devour and add to your to-read stack, whether you love, hate, or feel ambivalent toward the royals.

Coronation: A History of the British Monarchy, by Roy Strong. Roy Strong, a historian and former director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, was only 16 when he stood on the Victoria Embankment in ...

When George III died in 1820, he was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, with 60 years on the throne. Public mourning was adopted across Britain.

The British monarchy is never lacking in history and custom, and while it's been speculated that many of those traditions could be subject to change under the reign of King Charles III, ...