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Old portrait of an aging Queen Elizabeth I gets a second look

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14th October 2013
Old portrait of an aging Queen Elizabeth I gets a second look. A rare portrait from 1593 of Queen Elizabeth I is on display at The Museum of the Albemarle in North Carolina. This overlooked gem hung without notice for over 50 years in the Elizabethan Gardens Gatehouse on Roanoke Island at the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Many walked past the portrait without giving it a second thought. Professor…
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What are the Cambridges up to in the coming months?

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11th October 2013
Since the confirmation that the Duke of Cambridge would be leaving the RAF to pursue various charitable causes and royal duties, many have wondered when we will begin to hear of new sets of engagements for the Duke and also for the Duchess of Cambridge.Unfortunately, it…
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Filming has begun on the set of ‘The Royals’

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11th October 2013
Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire – One of the filming locations of ‘The Royals’ The filming for a new US television series called ‘The Royals’ has officially begun. The series will be broadcasted on the E! network, with the likes of Elizabeth Hurley (Austin Powers, Gossip Girl), Tom Austen (The Borgias) and William Moseley (The Chronicles of Narnia) playing the leading roles. The…
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A One Thousand Year Old Murder Mystery

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10th October 2013
On the evening of 18 March 978 Edward, the teenaged king of England, set out on horseback for Corfe in Dorset, intending to visit his half-brother, Ethelred, and stepmother, Elfrida. He never made it inside the building. The murder of Edward, who would later come to be known as ‘the Martyr’, coloured the subsequent reign of his half-brother. It remains a 1000 year old murder mystery. Just what…
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Extract from Leanda de Lisle's 'Tudor'

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8th October 2013
This edited excerpt from ‘Tudor’ concerns Henry VIII’s younger sister Mary, known as ‘The French Queen’. She had been married to the aged Louis XII, who she has not yet met, and the scene opens with her about to leave England to meet him as his wife. In…
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Prince Charles shows that charity doesn’t always start at home…or even on the same continent

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7th October 2013
The Prince’s Trust is making a difference in Toronto, Canada with their latest programme, Sketch, which is helping young adults who are struggling to find their way.  In the building that housed Shaw St. School, young adults are getting an opportunity that few are lucky enough to experience – engaging with some of the CEOs of Toronto’s major corporations. These kids are not asking for…
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