Today In Royalty

The city that was the capital of three empires finally got its Turkish name on paper

March 28, 1930

The shy prince who became king had a stammer, a Spanish bride that fell through, and a fatal belief in divine right

March 27, 1625

A printer under royal patronage made fables that warned kings available to everyone

March 26, 1484

England's warrior-king was killed by a boy with a crossbow and a frying pan for a shield

March 25, 1199

Two crowns that had warred for centuries landed on the same head overnight

March 24, 1603

Russian nobles strangled their Tsar in his bedroom — and his son knew it was going to happen

March 23, 1801

A printer's invention made it impossible for kings and popes to control what people read

March 22, 1457