Sometimes it's the atmosphere, defined by an air of refinement combined with a certain eeriness, like a haunting in a palace.

Queen Victoria awarded the top British exporter its warrant, but six monarchs later, it is to lose its globally recognised mark of excellence after the King chose not to renew it.

Queen Victoria scolded the then Prime Minister Lord Salisbury for the failure to catch Jack the Ripper. Historian Lucy Worsley discovered the dressing-down in a telegram the monarch sent to the PM ...

Queen Elizabeth II expressed her relief that Northern Ireland's "silly marching business" was quieter than expected when the then Irish ambassador to the UK visited in 2000, Irish government ...

After a terrible flood separates the young lion Mufasa from his parents, his life is saved by another lion cub named Taka. Mufasa and Taka grow up like brothers – but years later, when the lions ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Electrokinetics Corp. (NASDAQ: CRKN) ("Crown" or the "Company”), a leading provider of innovative technology infrastructure solutions that ...

The 'Queen Never Cry' meme from the Korean webcomic 'The Ki Sisters' has become a viral sensation on social media. Featuring a nurse whispering 'Queen never cry' to a newborn, prompting an ...

Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, transformed the idea of Christmas from a church-centered event into the cozy, family-focused celebration we recognize today. European Editor at Large ...

Legend has it that in 1836, Queen Victoria walked into the gentlemen-only Reform Club in central London to order a drink. And a very specific drink: a Soyeur au Champagne, made with Champagne ...

Grant Wood’s American Gothic (1930) is a painting that needs no introduction. It’s a deceptively simple work of art—a seemingly straightforward portrait of an old farmer and his daughter ...

The season of lights is here, and that means it’s time for the annual Times Colonist Christmas Lights Map. If you have a light display worth crowing about, let us know, and we’ll spread the ...