Queen Elizabeth II: Monarch’s staff made to do THIS on royal tours – and they hate it

Queen Elizabeth has enjoyed travel to numerous countries during her lifetime and has visited some very far-flung locations indeed. When it comes to the Queen’s entourage, there can be up to 34 people with her on the journey. The royal staff have one custom they need to follow when they travel on long-haul flights. They […]

Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents review: Few monarchs kept such a keen eye on their subjects

You have to go quite close to see that the swirls on her dress are actually a myriad of eyes and ears. Did she ever own such a garish frock? Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents (BBC2) suggested it was propaganda, rather than poor fashion sense. Few monarchs this side of Moscow have martialled such an extensive […]

Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs – Fighting, Fishing, Kingdom-Building

The good news: you inherited a castle! The bad news: the place is a ruin. The inifinitely worse news: you also inherited a massive, crushing debt. Time to get to work, rebuild the place, and somehow pay off that pesky debt collector and his menacing goons. As a tactical RPG with kingdom building elements, choose-your-own-adventure […]

15 fascinating child monarchs who changed history

Wikimedia Commons; Reuters/Akena Every kid has dreamed of being king or queen of the world. Who wouldn’t want unlimited power to abolish bedtime and mandate candy for dinner? In real life, of course, being a ruler isn’t all that simple. History is full of stories of underaged kings, queens, emperors, and tsars who found out that leading a nation […]