William Conqueror

With its cosy atmosphere, a menu offering home-cooked fish and chips and hand-operated pumps spouting foaming pints of bitter beer, the Famous Knight is the epitome of the typical English pub.

DEAUVILLE, France (Reuters) - The gently sloping beaches of Normandy lend themselves well to invasions. From here, William the Conqueror set out to invade England in 1066 and in World War II they were the landing site for the allied assault on Nazi-occupied France.

LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William and his bride-to-be Kate Middleton said they were deeply touched by the outpouring of affection sparked by their wedding which will take place on Friday amid pomp and pageantry in Westminster Abbey.

LONDON (Reuters) - Crowds camped out in London and foreign dignitaries flew in from around the world for Friday's wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, a marriage full of pomp and ceremony that has thrust the monarchy to center stage.

LONDON (Reuters) - Got 48 hours to explore the British capital where a prince's love will transform an ordinary girl into a princess on April 29th? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors explore royal London amid the hoopla of Prince William's marriage to his university sweetheart Kate Middleton.

(Reuters) - Here are some facts about London's Westminster Abbey where the marriage ceremony of Prince William and his long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton will take place on April 29th.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are to marry on April 29 next year at Westminster Abbey, the historic London church where his mother Diana's funeral was held in 1997, royal officials announced Tuesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William is to marry his fiancée Kate Middleton on Friday April 29 next year at London's Westminster Abbey, the 1,000-year-old church where the funeral was held for his mother Princess Diana.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are to marry on April 29 next year at Westminster Abbey, the historic London church where his mother Diana's funeral was held in 1997, royal officials announced Tuesday.

Westminster Abbey, English royalty's church of choice for weddings, coronations, and funerals. Westminster Abbey has been at the religious heart of the English ? and later British ? monarchy for some 1,000 years, regularly hosting coronations and funerals. Unusually, the church is a "royal peculiar," which means it belongs directly to the sovereign. Weddings at the abbey have been more irregular, although Prince William's grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and his great grandmother were both married there.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Got 48 hours to explore the British capital during a business trip? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors explore London's mix of old world charm and modern culture.

700,000 genealogy tourists a year hit Salt Lake City library in search of family tree. When Jan Gow makes her annual pilgrimage from New Zealand to Salt Lake City, it's not to enjoy Utah's ski resorts, red rock canyons or five national parks. It's for the ribbons of microfilm and endless volumes of maps, cemetery and property records tucked inside the Family History Library.

London's Jewish Museum reopens after major facelift, telling story of pride and prejudice. They are icons of Britain: a Victorian-era statesman, a World War I soldier-poet, fish and chips.

London's Jewish Museum reopens after major facelift, telling story of pride and prejudice. They are icons of Britain: a Victorian-era statesman, a World War I soldier-poet, fish and chips.

LONDON (Reuters) - Two guardians of Britain's historic Tower of London have been suspended after a female colleague, the first woman warden in their 524-year history, accused them of harassment.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Two guardians of Britain's historic Tower of London have been suspended after a female colleague, the first woman warden in their 524-year history, accused them of harassment.

Anglo-Saxon culture left behind striking artwork, brilliant poetry. The Anglo-Saxons were a group of Germanic tribes who gradually invaded England starting in the 5th century in the wake of the collapse of the Roman Empire. Originally, they came from what is now the coastal region of northwest Germany.

USS Halyburton makes history delivering wine keg to Tower of London's constable. The crew of a U.S. Navy ship made history on Saturday by delivering a keg of wine to the Tower of London.

Westminster Abbey wants to build a crown-shaped dome above the spot where every monarch has been crowned since 1066, its top clergyman said on Monday.