2025
Elizabeth Windsor Becomes Queen Elizabeth II, 1952
Week of February 3
Poets, populaces and historians all have remained captivated by the ancient paradox of monarchy, of privilege burdened with duty, of symbolic might…
The Legacy of President William McKinley, Born January 29, 1843
Week of January 27
In his inaugural address on the 20th of this month, President Trump vowed to return the name of “Mount McKinley” to the highest elevation in North America. Under President Obama,…
Inauguration Day Addresses
Week of January 20
Some of the greatest instances of American oratory have come forth on Inauguration Day, spoken by men chosen by their countrymen to guard our Constitution and represent our collective…
Elizabeth I Is Crowned Queen of England, 1559
Week of January 13
“This is the Lord’s doing and it is marvelous in our eyes” was the psalmic response of twenty-five-year-old Elizabeth Tudor when…
The Epiphany Martyrdom of King Wenceslas, 935
Week of January 6
A beloved and instantly recognizable figure in Christmastime carols and lore—Good King Wenceslas, such as we now know him—was in fact a Duke of Bohemia during his lifetime,…