BY TINA JACKSON
History of Royals magazine launched a year ago to tell the untold stories of the world’s greatest kings and queens.
‘It’s easy to assume that it’s a magazine for monarchists – after all, a lot of what we publish celebrates the splendour of history’s most famous monarchs,’ said deputy editor Philippa Grafton. ‘In reality, though, we’re not afraid to investigate the more shameful side of royalty, from Sybilla, Queen of Jerusalem who traded her throne for love to Leopold II of Belgium’s horrific exploitation of the Congo.’