Well-known youngest, middle, and eldest children—and more.

The daily beauty regimen of Queen Elizabeth I.

Failed tests, pranks, and more got these students kicked out.

From the harmless and simple to the dangerous and complex.

Powerful cliques of boys and girls.

When feral children rejoin the world.

The fortunes and misfortunes of fictional orphans.

The youngest rulers in world history.

How Tolstoy, Casanova, and others lost their virginity.

The reading list of philosopher John Stuart Mill, ages 3–7.