In 2008, Nepal's monarchy was ousted from power, turned out of their palaces, and so the country began a new era as a republic. The civil war had lasted a decade and cost more than 13,000 lives. The transformation from kingdom to republic was swift, dramatic, and begs the questions of what will happen next. Will the Maoists usher in a new China-type regime? Or will they find a more benign compromise?
The King, his wife, his lover and a spectacular fall from grace.
Once the young hero who reclaimed the Spanish monarchy and won the hearts of his people, Juan Carlos was forced to relinquish his throne in 2014 and leave his own country in 2020 followed by allegations of money-laundering, corrupt...
The life and struggles of King Hussein of Jordan, from the assassination of his grandfather to the rise of the PLO.
The story of King Hussein of Jordan's career, his relationship with Israel, the Palestinians, the Arab world and the West.
