Water passes through sandy soil like a sieve—any plants growing in sandy soil must be drought-tolerant, because water passes ...

4. Artemisia I of Caria: The Cunning Naval Commander Artemisia I of Caria, a queen during the Greco-Persian Wars, was renowned for her strategic brilliance. During the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C ...

Queen Rania of Jordan was reunited with incoming First Lady Melania Trump in Palm Beach, Florida on Thursday afternoon. The gathering, hosted by Donald Trump's wife, focused on issues close to ...

Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901) saw an unprecedented expansion of media, making her one of the most recognizable monarchs in history. Prints, photographs, and paintings like this one helped ...

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1653) is the most celebrated female painter of the 17th century, considered a key figure within the Italian Baroque period.

a lot to say. According to one anonymous person who spoke to author Tom Quinn (via an excerpt in The Times), Queen Camilla "hated the idea of being Queen" and would "regularly" say to King Charles ...

When war began in 1914, no fewer than eight countries were ruled by descendants of Queen Victoria. Three of her relatives waged a war whose consequence saw two of them (Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany ...

Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader, racehorse owner and friend of Queen Elizabeth II, has died aged 88. Despite spending most of his life out of the limelight, the Aga Khan was the spiritual leader ...

Queen Sonja has been discharged from hospital, the Norwegian palace confirmed on Friday. The 87-year-old Queen Consort was admitted to Rikshospitalet in Oslo on Wednesday evening ahead of her ...

Queen Elizabeth II was not officially informed for almost a decade that one of her most senior courtiers had confessed to being a Soviet spy, according to newly released MI5 files. Art historian ...

During their meeting, which was hosted by Melania, the Queen and first lady "discussed various issues of mutual interest, including children’s welfare, as well as improving their education ...