The role of personality and charm in running a state is one theme of Richard Bassett’s superb book, the first English ...

Netflix's latest The Empress puts the radar on the Austrian Empress and the Habsburg Dynasty. Franz ruled from 1848 to 1916 as a member of the House of Habsburg. The Habsburg Dynasty's rule ended ...

Queen Victoria ruled from 1837 to 1901. In 1877, Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India by then British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Victoria never visited India but the purpose of the ...

In the play he calls Queen Victoria "The Empress of Famine", highlighting the devastating impact British rule has had in India. In the play, Dadabhai also uses his voice to fight prejudice.

Empress Zoe Porphyrogenita is among the most intriguing female figures in Byzantine history for a number of good reasons.

A ruthless ruler and opponent, devoted wife and mother to sixteen children, Maria Theresa’s forty year rule over her European territories is nothing if not miraculous ... 23 years later, in 1743, ...