In celebration of the upcoming royal wedding I have prepared a list to celebrate another British royal tradition - the mistress. Mistress's have been recognised since written history began. Traditionally a mistress was a woman who was kept, as a lover, by a man who could afford to maintain her lifestyle, the better the mistress the more costly the upkeep. Young women, and often there family's, would work to attract the richest and most powerful lovers for the money and status that came with…

May's Monarch of the Month is King William IV, predecessor and uncle to Queen Victoria! The Sailor King had a short but full reign as King of Great Britain

The Queen was on cheerful form today, as she marked Garter Day with a procession through Windsor. The event celebrates the Order of the Garter, the third most prestigious UK honour.

H.M. King William IV, in an 1832 portrait by Andrew Morton.

Choosing who was the looniest – or at least the most eccentric – monarch to ever rule the British Empire isn't easy; let's be honest, there are a lot of

Received as a Christmas gift from her uncle in the year of his accession to the Belgian throne, the young Princess Victoria wrote in excitement to him: My dearest Uncle, I cannot thank you enough for your delightful present, your picture; it is so like, and it was so unexpected a pleasure (RA VIC/Z 493/8, 27 December 1831). A month before, Princess Victoria had written: I must beg you not to forget that you said you would give me a copy of Hayters miniature picture of you, which I saw the…

Wills's Cigarettes "Kings & Queens of England" issued in 1898 William IV 1830-1837

King William IV of the United Kingdom

The University of Basel found people feel it is justified and acceptable to ostracize others from a group if they appear cold and incompetent looking - a look deemed 'resting b*tch face'.

Player's, Kings & Queens of England (large size) 1935. No44 William IV (reigned 1830-1837)