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Why a King’s Wife Is the Queen, But a Queen’s Husband Isn’t the King

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Why a King’s Wife Is the Queen, But a Queen’s Husband Isn’t the King

How a Czech Rock Band Helped Smash the Iron Curtain

Milan "Mejla" Hlavsa (left) and Vratislav Brabenec of The Plastic People of the Universe perform in New York City on July 18, 1998.

How a Czech Rock Band Helped Smash the Iron Curtain

10 Facts About Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham

Graham McTavish and Sam Heughan in Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham

10 Facts About Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham

20 Words and Phrases Every British Royal Family Enthusiast Should Know

After reading this list, you will never mix up regent and regnant again.

20 Words and Phrases Every British Royal Family Enthusiast Should Know

These $1 Italian Houses in Troina, Sicily, Come With Up to $30,000 in Restoration Grants

Welcome home!

Quinto Tiberio Angelerio, the 16th-Century Doctor Who Mandated 6-Foot Social Distancing

The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, circa 1562.

10 Fascinating Facts About Margaret Thatcher

The Thatcher Estate // Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

20 Facts About Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's Wedding

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9 Surprising Facts About Prince Charles

Stuart C. Wilson, Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse

The 25 Countries That Drink the Most Coffee in the World

In Scandinavia, there's always time for a cup of coffee.

England's New Forest National Park Shares Digital Library of Centuries-Old 'Witch's Marks' Tree Etchings

Johann Jaritz, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 4.0

What Happens to the Racist Statues and Monuments That Are Removed? Many Find Their Way to Germany’s Citadel Museum

A fallen statue of Lenin next to the Mogoşoaia Palace.

A Wily Fox With a Passion for Fashion Stole More Than 100 Shoes From a Berlin Neighborhood

The smirk.

Queen Elizabeth II Approves of Buckingham Palace's New Official Gin

NASA/Bill Ingalls, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

Notre-Dame Cathedral’s New Spire Will Be an Exact Replica of the Old One

This wasn't actually the original spire.

The Reason Princess Anne Doesn’t Shake Hands With the Public

Princess Anne's aversion to handshakes isn't personal—it's logical.