History
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#OnThisDay in 1093 Saint Margaret of Scotland diedOn the 16th of November 1093, Saint Margaret of Scotland passed away. This passing followed the death of both her husband,...
17th November 2016 -
#OnThisDay in 1937 Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, a sister of the Duke of Edinburgh, diedPrincess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, known in the family as Cécile, the third-eldest sister of the Duke of Edinburgh died...
16th November 2016 -
Royal Dukedoms: Duke of KentSince England was unified from the seven Saxon Kingdoms, the earliest peerage featuring Kent was that of an Earldom given to...
14th November 2016 -
#OnThisDay in 1929 Princess Viktoria of Prussia, Daughter of Victoria, Princess Royal, diedPrincess Viktoria of Prussia was born the second daughter of Frederick III of Germany and Princess Victoria, Princess Royal of England,...
13th November 2016 -
#OnThisDay in 1002 King Æthelred II Ordered the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Brice’s Day MassacreAt the order of King Æthelred II, dubbed “Unræd” or “Ill-counselled” (and later misinterpreted, not inappropriately, as “Unready”), the Danish population...
13th November 2016 -
#OnThisDay in 1093 the Battle of Alnwick took placeOn the 13th of November, 1093 the Scottish army of King Malcolm III went up against Robert de Mowbray, Earl of...
13th November 2016 -
#OnThisDay in 1953 Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, died.Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine died on this day in 1953. She was the third child and third daughter...
11th November 2016 -
Royal Dukedoms: Duke of YorkHeld by eleven noted – and often notorious – male royals over the past 500 years, the Duke of York title...
11th November 2016 -
#OnThisDay in 1768 Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom was born as the daughter of George III & Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.The sixth child and a sibling to Princess Sophia, HRH Princess Augusta was born on this day. Patronage tradition was still...
8th November 2016 -
Royal Dukedoms: Duke of Kent and StrathearnThough there have been many Dukes of Kent through history, only one of them had the combined title Duke of Kent...
7th November 2016