Palaces & BuildingsQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen may need to find a temporary home as Buckingham Palace requires an overhaul

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25th June 2015
It has been the London based residence of the Monarch since Queen Victoria came to the Throne in 1837 though it is looking ever more likely that Her Majesty The Queen could be forced to move out of Buckingham Palace in order for maintenance work to be carried out. It is expected that the major renovations could cost up to £150m. Buckingham Palace needs major renovation works and The Queen may…
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History

800 years of Law and Liberty: Magna Carta is sealed

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15th June 2015
The date is 15th June 1215 and in Runnymede, Windsor, King John has just sealed one of the most important documents in Medieval England. A document that has become recognised as a cornerstone of liberty influencing much of the civilised world even in the 21st century- that document is Magna Carta. The date is 15th June 2015 and King John’s Descendant; Queen Elizabeth II is at Runnymede to…
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History

Could Henry I be the next car-park King?

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7th June 2015
The world has just witnessed the last Plantagenet King, Richard III, be reburied at Leicester Cathedral and now researchers believe that a second Monarch could be buried under a car-park in Reading. That Monarch is none other than the youngest son of William the Conqueror, King Henry I. Just months after King Richard III’s reburial, Philippa Langley, who was behind the successful hunt for…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles's 'Black Spider Memos' to Government ministers have been released

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13th May 2015
The infamous letters from Prince Charles to various Government ministers, known as the ‘Black Spider Memos’, have been released in to the public domain. The 27 letters, written between 2004 and 2005, have been released after a decade long campaign by The Guardian, calling for their publication. Charles’s letters were sent to a number of government departments during Tony…
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