Features

Dame Quentin Bryce retires as Governor-General of Australia

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26th March 2014
<![CDATA[Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO has ended her term as the first female Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia today, after performing her last public appearances in this role. Dame Quentin left Government House with a full police escort bound for the Australian War Memorial. She arrived at the AWM with her husband, Michael, and both were greeted by Dr Brendan Nelson, Director of…
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Knighthoods reinstated in Australia

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25th March 2014
<![CDATA[ The Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott, announced earlier today that The Queen has amended letters patent constituting the Order of Australia. This means that Her Majesty can now award, on recommendation from the Australian Prime Minister, the title of…
Features

Preview of episode two of 'The Plantagenets'

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22nd March 2014
<![CDATA[After the dramatic events of last week’s episode, Professor Robert Bartlett continues his investigation into England’s longest ruling dynasty in the second installment of this BBC Two series, The Plantagenets. Professor Bartlett discovers how the later Plantagenet Kings strove to reclaim their lost lands and enlarge their influence over the British Isles through numerous…
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History

97 years since the fall of Imperial Russia

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20th March 2014
<![CDATA[ For 634 years, some form of monarchy had been in operation in Russia, first as the Principality of Moscow, then as the Tsardom of Russia, and more recently, the Russian Empire with some of the most high profile monarchs to ever reign in Europe from Ivan the Terrible to Catherine the Great. Nicholas II was the last Tsar of Russia, as a successful revolution forced him to abdicate.
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Commonwealth eases ban on Fiji

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18th March 2014
<![CDATA[The Fijian flag that still includes the Union Jack is once again flying at the Commonwealth Secretariat gardens in London following an announcement from the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group which decided to ease but not lift the current ban on Fiji's status in the Commonwealth. This means that Fiji is eligible to participate in the Commonwealth Games. Fiji was suspended…
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