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Harlech Castle with Snowdonia in the background.

A brief history of Wales: the resilient nation

Members of the British royal family at the Queen's annual birthday parade, on 8 June 2019, in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

A brief guide to the British royal family, by The Crown’s historian Robert Lacey

Charles and Camilla, 1979

Prince Charles and Camilla: a history of their romance

Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, with her husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, after their marriage in 1947. (Corbis via Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip: 8 milestones in their marriage

Queen Victoria with Prince Albert and their children in 1846. After a painting by F Winterhalter. Victoria’s husband, Albert, “carved out for the crown a moral kind of authority as the nation’s first and model family,” says Sarah Gristwood. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

Retaining the royals: why has the British monarchy survived – and thrived?

Maoism

Julia Lovell’s Maoism: A Global History wins 2019 Cundill History Prize

Statue of Liberty. (Photo by Dreamstime)

A history of the United States

Actress Sarah Bernhardt, who was personally invited by Oscar Wilde to play the title role in the upcoming London premiere of his play, 'Salomé'.

6 of London theatre’s most notable historical scandals

The First Thanksgiving in 1621, after a painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme; screen print, 1932. (Photo by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images)

7 facts you might not know about the history of Thanksgiving

Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and her fiance, Philip Mountbatten at Buckingham Palace, after their engagement was announced, 10th July 1947. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Prince Philip: a life of duty and devotion

Illustration by Davide Bonazzi

The big question: should museums return their treasures?

Rotten boroughs cartoon

9 general election curiosities through history

Simon the cat

10 top cats in history

Elizabeth II

12 surprising facts about Queen Elizabeth II

1st May 1975: Three documents, for and against, published for the referendum on the Common Market

Britain decides: the first European referendum