This French queen was the only woman to lead a Crusade – and she was good
The Crusades usually calls to mind European knights duking it out with Islamic warriors in long and protracted series of battles over control of the Holy Land. No doubt we…
Why the King’s Guard wear those giant bearskin hats
With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III was immediately made sovereign of the United Kingdom. With that change came name changes all over the former commonwealth, including…
5 reasons why medieval wars were the worst for everyone involved
War is not junior varsity basketball. There are no participation trophies and no one fights a battle thinking it’s okay to lose as long as you have fun. In the…
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, dies at 96
On September 8, 2022, the British Royal Family announced that Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at Balmoral earlier in the day. The Queen had been under medical supervision and members…
What exactly happens when the queen dies?
HailCaesoo asks: What all happens when the queen of England dies?
Queen Elizabeth II has reigned over the UK and the Commonwealth for almost seven decades, but it turns out what happens when she sheds this mortal coil has been planned out in d…
That time a teenager tried to assassinate the Queen
The Queen is likely one of the single best protected people on the entire planet. But on June 13, 1981, a 17 year old young man who held a marksman’s badge from the Air Training Corps somehow managed to circumvent the endless layers of security put…
Why the Queen of England could legally get away with murder
Mavos asks: If the queen happened to kill someone can she be prosecuted?
As the current monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and a bunch of other countries that have her on their money, the Queen enjoys something known as sovereig…