The history department at Kent County Council in Maidstone have unearthed a forgotten edition of Magna Carta that could be worth up to £10 million. The historical parchment that established the principle of the rule of law lay forgotten about in the council’s archives and has been described by an expert as an ‘important historical find’.
The document was authenticated by…
Plans have been announced by Winchester Cathedral to lift the lids of their historic mortuary chests. It is believed that the historic tombs contain the mortal remains of some of the early Royals of Wessex.
The chests, which have been assessed as part of the…
Two of Cunard’s ‘Three Queens’ to display facsimile of Magna Carta
6th February 2015
An exact replica of the Magna Carta is to bedisplayed inLiverpool by two of Cunard’s ocean liners in May.
A Royal Meeting: Each of Cunard’s liners meet in Southhampton as part of the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations
The…
Barge from The Queen's Diamond Jubilee to lead Magna Carta anniversary river pageant
4th February 2015
The flagship barge that led Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee river pageant, Gloriana, will be the star of the show again at the upcoming Magna Carta 800th River Relay through Maidenhead and Windsor. The River Relay will travel along the Thames from Hurley to Runnymede on June 13th and June 14th.
Gloriana will be amongst a flotilla of around 200 craft as part of the Royal Borough of…
His works and commissions are universally recognisable, and he is classed as one of the most important architects of the late 18th and early 19th Century Britain. John Nash, a clever yet troubled man, left an indelible mark on London.
So why, with regal designs for…
Buckingham Palace curators may have dug deep (pun intended) to find out Henry VIII may have had interest in gardening and referred to the world’s first gardening manual for inspiration.
Front page of the gardening manual, c. 1490-5, showing inscription by Richard Rawson…
John Churchill circa 1685-1690.
John Churchill was born at Ashe House in Devon on 26th May 1650. His father, Winston, became impoverished after supporting the Royalist cause during the English Civil Wars. Despite these humble beginnings, John Churchill would come to serve five monarchs during his lifetime and witness the beginnings of British global power.
Since his father was on the losing side…
The year was 1544, and, after many gruelling months, the Frenchmen in the coastal town of Boulogne had surrendered to the English.When he heard news of the surrender, a victorious King Henry VIII triumphantly flung his hat into the air.
Hat linked to Henry VIII…
A journal filled with gossip and some handwritten notes from Queen Victoria’s court are set to go on display at Osborne House after being bought for nearly £4,000 on Monday.
Osborne House – Queen Victoria’s residence on the Isle of Wight
The ‘court…
Prince Charles was born to fulfill a specific purpose – to one day be King. 66 years later, he is still waiting.
Some princes wait longer than others to fulfill their destiny. Henry VI became King of England in 1422 at the age of only nine months, following his father Henry V’s sudden death in France at the age of 36. Incidentally, King Charles VI of France, Henry VI’s maternal grandfather…
