It is a bookworm’s dream job: the Royal Collection is advertising for a librarian to look after the Queen’s 125,000 titles. It is seeking “an exceptional scholar and bibliophile” to run the Royal ...

The Royal Library where the bill was found Royal Archives/ (C) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018 For an author publishing her first novel, every pre-order is a valuable prize. For Jane Austen, a ...

The Mughal emperors were not only proud of their wealth in diamonds and gold but were also passionate about their rich collection of books on learning and literature. All the emporers had a fine ...

The history of the old Royal Library of England, from before the time of Edward IV to the present day, is one of miraculous survival amid political upheaval, government neglect and successive ...