From Palace Tutors to Eton: The Evolution of Royal Education
As Prince George prepares to start at Eton College in September, he's following a path that would have been unthinkable for monarchs just a few generations ago.
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The Monarchs: Edward the Confessor - The King Who Built Westminster Abbey
The king whose death caused 1066. The only English king made a saint, the builder of Westminster Abbey - and the man whose failure to name an heir ended Anglo-Saxon England.
The Monarchs: Athelstan (924-939) - The Unifier of England
The first man to rule all of England, and the most important English king almost nobody has heard of. Alfred dreamed of a united England; his grandson Athelstan made it - and defended it at the great Battle of Brunanburh.
The Monarchs: Alfred the Great - King of Wessex
The only English monarch called the Great - though he never ruled England, which did not yet exist. He saved Anglo-Saxon England from the Vikings, then built the schools, laws and defenses on which a nation was founded.
Prince George Turns 13: Kensington Palace Releases New Portrait Ahead of Eton Start
The Prince and Princess of Wales have released a new official photograph to mark Prince George's 13th birthday today. The portrait, taken by photographer Matt Porteous at Kensington Palace last month following the Trooping the Colour ceremony, shows the young prince looking notably more grown-up than in