Features

Preview: David Starkey’s Magna Carta

In light of the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta at Runnymede in June 1215, historian David Starkey looks back at the Great Charter and its prominence in history in this BBC documentary. In this hour-long programme, David Starkey will reveal how the Magna Carta outlined the law of the land, which everyone – even the monarch – would be required to abide by. Starkey discovers…
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Palaces & Buildings

Emergency repairs to Henry VIII’s Otford Palace to be considered by council

<![CDATA[Sevenoaks District Council is currently in talks about what can be done to help preserve and repair the Tudor palace at Otford. The council technically owns the Grade I building, and is in the search for a number of surveyors to determine the extent of the repairs needed to the sixteenth century palace. Civic leaders have been pressured under much criticism, most notably from a number…
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Opinion

My Favourite Monarch: Edward IV

<![CDATA[The ‘My Favourite Monarch’ series is a new sequence of opinion pieces from all of our editors, reporters and bloggers, where they will have the chance to reveal to our readers who their favourite monarch is. From Æthelstan to Elizabeth II, Britain has been…
Prince Philip

Prince Philip accepts award for Balmoral Estate

<![CDATA[The Duke of Edinburgh recently received an award from Wildlife Estates Scotland on behalf of Balmoral Estate, as a result of it being recognised as having a high standard of wildlife and game management. The Wildlife Estates Scotland (WES) accreditation acknowledges estates' work and dedication towards the management of farm land and estates. It is an internationally recognised…
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Features

45 monarchs to be documented in new series by Penguin publishing

<![CDATA[Penguin publishing have released the first set of new books in their series ‘Monarchs’. This series will see 45 new scholarly titles published over the next four to five years based on all of the 45 English and British monarchs who have reigned on our shores, from Athelstan to our current Queen. Yesterday marked the start of the series when the first five books were…
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