The ancient walls of the Tower of London where many were locked up at the whim of the reigning monarch sits on one side of the river, ...

Adding a weeny bit of colour to Open House Day, the Elizabeths were at Temple for the occasion.

Yesterday the queen became the longest reigning monarch, overtaking that of her great great grannie Victoria.  "I don't want a ...

The media frenzy outside the hospital waiting for the announcement of the new baby.

A painter to royalty, a Frenchman, a Swiss friend and a Polish king are all part of the history and creation of the Dulwich Picture Gall...

The grand art nouveau memorial to Queen Alexandra sits in the wall of Marlborough House.  On the plinth on are the words "faith, ho...

The weekend of 14-15 June was open garden squares .  Now in its 20th year this is a chance to see many garden squares not open to the ge...

Who was arousing this much interest I hear you ask.  Why the Queen of course.  The paparazzi fixed on the palace for that shot when the ...

The age old ritual of the opening of parliament took place yesterday.  On the first day of a new parliament session (or shortly after a ...

A visit to the Globe Theatre is more exciting than most other theatres.  Not only is there the experience of a theatre just as it would...

The other royalty of London.  Dating from 1875 the costermongers sewed shiny buttons down the side of their trousers to stand out in the...

Bet you didn't expect this as a view of London. Well I guess it would be pretty odd to find a scene like this in London in the 21st ...

King Charles I was the only King of England to be executed.  The strict religious views that he imposed on his subjects and his battles ...

Tomorrow being the official birthday of the Queen pomp and pageantry is the order of the day. The trooping of the colour and the firing of ...

Thousands lined the streets for the final parade for the jubilee weekend. The news reports are full of how wonderful the event was. Around ...

Yesterday I was on a red bus going down Oxford St, something one should avoid if possible. Generally it is faster to walk, that is if you a...

King Edward was heart broken when his beloved wife, Eleanor of Castile died in 1290 at Harby near Lincoln. During the next 5 years he had 1...

The coffers are empty. Here at Treasury the pot is more than empty . There is a shortfall of something like £17.5 billion. No worries thoug...

Yesterday was the 'trooping of the colours', a parade to mark the Queen of England's official (as opposed to real) birthday. Or...