Features

Preview of episode one of ‘The Plantagenets’

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16th March 2014
<![CDATA[ In this new BBC Two three-part documentary series, Professor Robert Bartlett reveals the dramatic stories behind England’s longest ruling dynasty, the Plantagenets. In the first episode, The Devil’s Brood, Professor Bartlett begins his investigation into this complex dynasty by looking at the reign of the peripatetic King, Henry II. Henry inherited his lands on the Continent from…
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History

Prince Albert – A truly remarkable man

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15th March 2014
<![CDATA[In recent years, there seems to have been a surfeit of books and documentaries presenting a very unjust image of Prince Albert as a dour and humourless man, driven by a desire for power, and with little understanding of his children’s needs. Although this…
Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen writes to schoolgirl who was troubled by murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby

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14th March 2014
<![CDATA[ This week, a young girl with compassion for a stranger’s tragedy received a priceless response to her efforts from Her Majesty The Queen. In May of 2013, Fusilier Lee Rigby was brutally murdered after being chased down by two men in a car and was then stabbed and beaten to death. Immediately following the crime, the men responsible proclaimed that the act was meant to avenge Muslims…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen dines with Prime Minister at Chequers for first time in 18 years

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1st March 2014
<![CDATA[On Friday 28th February, Her Majesty The Queen, along with The Duke of Edinburgh, attended a luncheon with Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha at their country home in Buckinghamshire. Due to the nature of their work, Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister often meet, usually at Buckingham Palace, or occasionally at a Downing Street function. The Monarch also invites the…
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Insight

The Story of the Peerage: Into the Future

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23rd February 2014
<![CDATA[The peerage is and does not claim to be a modern institution. As the aristocracy which once dominated Parliament, gradually moves towards disestablishment from British politics, we will be waving goodbye to one of Britain's most illustrious and unique traditions. Whilst the eventual move to expel the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords as well as moves to completely…
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