All posts tagged "queen victoria"
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Memorial to a Royal Child: Princess Elizabeth (1635-1650)In St. Thomas’ Church, Newport on the Isle of Wight, stands an extraordinary monument, touching in its simplicity. It was erected...
Blog Posts22nd May 2018 -
Queen Victoria’s honeymoon at Windsor CastleFollowing her wedding at St James’s Palace to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha on 10 February 1840, Queen Victoria drove to Windsor...
Blog Posts21st May 2018 -
Queen Victoria and ClivedenPraised by Alexander Pope in his Moral Essays as possessing a ‘proud alcove’ in which one might happily be ‘galant and...
Blog Posts18th May 2018 -
Royal Wedding Music in Queen Victoria’s familyGiven the inseparable links between music and the British Monarchy, it naturally follows that the music chosen for royal weddings reflected...
Blog Posts17th May 2018 -
The Quire at St. George’s Chapel, WindsorThe Quire of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor is an area extraordinarily rich in the history of the English Monarchy, yet this...
Blog Posts17th May 2018 -
Cliveden: Meghan Markle’s bridal retreat and its royal past
From the roof, you can see Windsor Castle, but that’s not nearly the most regal thing about Cliveden in Buckinghamshire where...
Blog Posts17th May 2018 -
The Chapel Royal, St James’s PalaceThe Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace first and foremost is the name of the Chapel Royal, that establishment of the...
Blog Posts17th May 2018 -
The Queen’s Chapel, St James’sOn 21 September 1662, Samuel Pepys entered the following words into his excellent Restoration diary: “The Queen coming by in her...
Blog Posts16th May 2018 -
Queen Victoria’s Gothic Ruin at FrogmoreLike other small and private buildings that exist in the grounds of Queen Victoria’s residences, such as the Garden Cottage at...
Blog Posts3rd May 2018 -
Once a royal residence: White Lodge, RichmondWhite Lodge is a former royal residence, situated deep within Richmond Park. But its location can momentarily confuse. Richmond Palace was,...
Blog Posts27th April 2018