UNCOVERED: 4 | History Defined

Why does King Charles have a coronation ceremony and what happens?

(This April 18 story has been corrected to change years to 350 in the penultimate paragraph)

Reuters · Apr 18, 2023

86-year-old ale brewed for cancelled Edward VIII coronation to be auctioned

Rare ale to be sold after workman stumbled across bottles in a disused cellar

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2023

Danny Dyer says the UK is a 'f***ing shambles' as he lets rip on royals and Matt Hancock

Danny Dyer, a descendant of King Edward III, doesn't hold back when sharing his thoughts on the Royal Family, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and MP Matt Hancock's controversial stint in the jungle

Daily Mirror · Apr 18, 2023

Revealed: royals took more than £1bn income from controversial estates

Investigation reveals King Charles and the late queen’s income from duchies grew sixteenfold during Elizabeth’s reign

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023

Who owns and profits from the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall? – timeline

Key dates in the centuries-old question of whether the duchies, and their profits, belong to the royals or the people

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023

Duke of Windsor may have helped Nazis bomb Buckingham Palace, historian claims

The Duke of Windsor may have aided the Nazis drive to obliterate Buckingham Palace with bombs during the Blitz, a leading royal historian has claimed.

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2023

'Recurring theme' could see King Charles offer Harry and Meghan an olive branch

Author Gareth Russell has drawn attention to the King's approach to Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, and suggested it could be a sign he will make a peace offering to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2023

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could become 'very unhappy and insignificant' warns expert

Royal author Tom Quinn has compared Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to former King Edward VIII and his wife Wallis Simpson, saying the Sussexes risk becoming 'insignificant' and 'unhappy'

Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2023

Philip Ziegler obituary

Diplomat and historian who wrote magisterial biographies of Harold Wilson, Lord Mountbatten and Edward Heath

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023

Bombshell secret letter from King Edward VIII to Hitler thanked him for 'great hospitality'

After years spent researching the royal archives for a new book on the Duke of Windsor, exposing the depths of his love of fascism, historian Alexander Larman found a draft of the letter.

Daily Record · Mar 11, 2023