11 badass facts about the Queen that might surprise you

The Royal Library of Ashurbanipal has sometimes been described as the ‘first library’ in the world, or the ‘oldest surviving royal library in the world’. The library was discovered by archaeologists who were excavating at the site of Nineveh, today known as Kuyunjik.

The Prince of Wales has joined world leaders including US president Joe Biden and France 's Emmanuel Macron at Omaha Beach, to mark the historic event on its 80th anniversary.

A British Postman on his rounds, London Blitz 1940

Claire Calvert as Hermione and Thiago Soares as Leontese in Christopher Wheeldon's The Winter's Tale Royal Opera Season 15/16 Photograph by Bill Cooper Find out more: www.roh.org.uk/productions/the-winters-tale-by-christophe...

The three German Georgian graces who are the focus of the exhibition “Enlightened Princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte and the Shaping of the Modern World" brought far more to their adopted country than just political stability. They were all exceptionally well educated, intellectually curious, and aesthetically attuned, even by the standards of the day usually reserved for men. This was true especially when it came to the Enlightenment ideas and principles being advanced at the time.

A quieter foil to his ebullient wife Laura, Harold Knight was an equally fine painter. Knitting dates from around 1915, when the Knights were living at Oakhill, St Buryan, near Lamorna in Cornwall. Harold produced a number of sensitive scenes of women in interiors during this period, in part because artists were forbidden to produce views of the Cornish coastline for security reasons during the First World War. Oakhill was also the Knights’ first proper home, converted for the couple by local landowner Colonel Paynter from a row of cottages, and lovingly decorated by them with tasteful objects. Harold Knight had made several journeys to Holland and Knitting reflects the influence of the seventeenth century interiors of Jan Vermeer and Pieter de Hooch. Knight employs a cool, subtle range of colours, the silvery tones and the purple of the interior contrasting with the spring green glimpsed through the window. The still life elements, such as the pewter plate on the window-sill and the objects on the desk, are placed with exquisite precision. Knight uses a dancing economy of brushwork to describe the light on the young woman’s face, on her hands and knitting needles, which brings life to the shadowy interior. [Richard Green Fine Paintings, London - Oil on canvas, 45.7 x 45.7 cm]

Black and white images of brave Allied soldiers wading onto Omaha beach on the Normandy coast in France have been transformed by a Brazilian artist using Photoshop.

From female police officers to women's football teams, here are 12 surprising facts about women during the World War One.

It's one of England's better kept secrets - Old Sarum is a hidden gem among gems, one of the most spectacular ancient sites in Europe and in the world. Old Sarum is the site of the

His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia on horseback. He is wearing a solar topee and a cloak.

Characters from fairy tales, paintings, frescoes, but also VIPs, brands, and supermodels. Shusaku Takaoka blends profane and sacred, worldly and classic.

Koningin van Engeland en Ierland van 1558 tot 1603. Dochter van Henry VIII en Anne Boleyn en de laatste vorst van de Tudor dynastie. Ik heb haar ontmoet in de films van Shekhar Kapur: Elizabeth (19…

The striking image colourised by artist Richard James Molloy from Harrogate, North Yorkshire shows the royal working the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service in Surrey.

When someone is talked about as being crazy, they usually aren’t the ones calling the shots. However, there have been a few notable cases of these mad men or women, all of royal blood, ruling countries, much to the chagrin of their subjects or much to the delight of their parents who act as regents. Luckily it hasn’t happened all that recently – can you imagine the posh padding required to hold an insane royal? Only the finest 1,000 count Egyptian cotton for the cell walls and a straight jacket made of the best royal purple silk and tied with

In the 12th century, pretzels were for kings apparently.

Two girls with a handcart are pausing amid the ruins of the city. July 1945. More than 300 bombardments by the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces took place in the period...

17th-century actress Nell Gywn depicted in composition laden with lewd symbolism

Here is a picture I found on Anna Amber's site, along with some interesting information.http://vivelareine.tumblr.com/post/11584753502 Portrait of Marie Antoine

A close look at the some of the up-and-coming royal offspring destined to inherit their parents crowns.

10 Heroic Women of World War I

This interactive guide explores the lives of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell, and looks at how they shaped Tudor England

The records reveal the history of the Royal Air Force in World War One, from the first aerial troops in 1899, through the war and into World War Two.

Admont Abbey, founded in 1074 and housing the largest monastic library in the world. Looks almost like a painting.

As the 75th anniversary of the blitz – Germany’s sustained bombing campaign of the UK in the second world war – approaches, these beautiful and striking pictures show the famous bombsites, the tin helmets, the victory rolls and the carry-on spirit

Private Heath Matthews’ face is covered in blood as he awaits medical attention for his superficial lacerations. The blood, combined with the weary and astonished expression on the young soldier’s…

Of all the near mythic stories about Sir Winston Churchill - his wit, his steeliness, his leadership through some of the worst moments in British history - there’s a tale that nods to his early sense of polish and appropriateness.

“As their lives ebbed away, #FranzFerdinand urged Sophie to cling to life for the sake of their children. #WW1”