A dozen score and seven years ago, revolutionaries met in Independence Hall in Philadelphia to sever ties with the British crown. No more was a crowned head to rule over America. A declaration stated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former King Gyanendra Shah is greeted on his 71st birthday. Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Gyanendra ...

When it comes to kings and queens I agree that, as Monty Python had it regarding King Arthur, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. I'm a skeptic.

Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II last year, the institution has continued to enjoy broad, if waning, support.

Pro-monarchist groups in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, staged a mass demonstration on Friday, demanding the reinstatement of the monarchy. Police used tear gas, batons and water canon against the ...

It has been a week of firsts for the man once known as Prince Andrew and for our monarchy. No senior royal has been arrested on such serious charges since the ill-fated Charles I in 1647. Yet the ...

Liberal voters have intensified their scrutiny of the Thai monarchy in recent years. Conservatives have responded with a campaign to defend the institution at all costs. By Sui-Lee Wee and Muktita ...

Former King Gyanendra Shah is greeted on his 71st birthday. Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Gyanendra Shah, former king of Nepal, will celebrate his 77th birthday on July 7 ...

(The Conversation) — Many in Nepal are protesting to bring back the Hindu monarchy, which was dissolved in 2008. A scholar of South Asian religions explains what’s behind these protests. (The ...