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Paul Gallico was on board the RMS "Queen Mary" when it almost capsized in 1937. The haunting experience shaped his ...

The letter was written in the cell where Mary had been imprisoned for 19 years, just hours before she was executed.

After receiving its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival, Mary, Queen of Scots, tours Scotland. As Elizabeth I of England (Charlotta Öfverholm) nears the end of her life, she is ...

The first monarch to rule over what would later become Great Britain was King Alfred the Great, who was crowned as the King of England in 871 A.D. There wouldn't be a British monarch per se until 1707 ...

Long Beach’s iconic Queen Mary celebrated Fourth of July in style — with events themed through the decades spanning the entire ship. Each part of the ship got its own special theme on Friday, July 4, ...

Queen Camilla favored shades of green in a Fiona Clare gown and emerald and diamond jewelry for the state banquet honoring ...

When my husband, David, and I boarded the Queen Mary 2, we were laden with far more than our usual carry-on luggage. Though our trip from Southampton, England to New York City would take only a week, ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. This summer, I made a voyage from New York to England in the only ...

The Queen Mary in Long Beach is many things — a popular tourist attraction, a music festival backdrop, and a source of haunted tales. But before it permanently docked on Southern California’s shores, ...