‘Knowing the difficulties of a limited monarch, I thank Heaven I am spared being an absolute one.’ — King George to Walter Hines Page ‘I am not much on kings, but if you must have a king, give me ...

Forget the dusty history books labeling King George V (1910-1936) as a snooze-fest monarch stuck in a whirlwind of change. I recently read Jane Ridley’s “George V: Never a Dull Moment” which flips ...

From Queen Elizabeth to King George V, go back in time to see these photos of coronations of British monarchs. For the last 900 years, coronations of British monarchs—ceremonies filled with pomp, ...

Unlike most of The Crown’s fifth season, episode six does not take place in the 1990s. Instead, it opens in World War I–era Britain, when the House of Windsor was headed not by Queen Elizabeth but by ...

Though hope in the recovery of George V remained throughout Great Britain last week, the King-Emperor himself made wise provision for the worst. Realizing that matters requiring his signature or ...

A look at King George and Queen Mary, and how their visit with the Crawleys was inspired by a real-life event. Downton Abbey, Julian Fellowes’ beloved British upstairs-downstairs drama, continues with ...