History

History Rewind: Lady Jane Grey becomes Queen of England

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10th July 2014
<![CDATA[ On 10th July 1553, Lady Jane Grey became Queen of England after the death of the 14-year-old King Edward VI. Born in 1537, Jane was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII, making her a Tudor through her mother’s lineage. As Edward VI was gradually and without doubt dying, his regent the Duke of Northumberland was challenged the likelihood of losing his power, much his wealth and in…
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King Charles IIIPrince & Princess of Wales

Prince Charles called 'buff' at British sub-aqua club engagement

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9th July 2014
<![CDATA[Today, The Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge attended an engagement in London for Prince William to take over the reigns from his father at the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC). During a speech that saw Prince William take over from Prince Charles's role, the speaker referred to the Prince of Wales as having been 'quite buff' from a photograph they saw in their office…
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Queen Elizabeth II

History Rewind: Her Majesty presides over Manx Millennium

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5th July 2014
<![CDATA[ On 5 July 1979 The Queen presided over the Isle of Man’s 1000th open-air sitting of Parliament. She was only the second British Monarch to satisfy this duty in person. The last monarch to do so was Her Majesty’s father, King George VI in 1945. Her Majesty is the Lord of Mann as the official usage is applied for traditional and cultural reasons. The title Lord of Mann, though, was…
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New Findings about Richard III - Remains Reexamined

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3rd July 2014
<![CDATA[Although Shakespeare credited King Richard III with being a hunchback —and thus identified him with an evil creature who could murder his two nephews to gain the throne—new studies are calling this a mistake. Being one of Duchess Cecily Neville’s three sons to live into adulthood, Richard was given the title Duke of Gloucester before he took to the throne after the death of…
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