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Petition shows support for Richard III burial in Leicester

An online petition surrounding the continuing argument of where Richard III’s remains should be laid to rest, has finished. The results portray the public’s wishes for the last Plantagenet king to be buried in Leicester, rather than York Minster, with over 3000 more votes siding with St Martin’s Cathedral, Leicester. Over 34,300 people signed the online petition, whilst a rival petition…
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The Queen’s Baton begins its journey in Delhi

David Beckham hands the Jubilee Baton to the Queen in 2002. The Queen’s Baton for the Commonwealth Games that will take place in Glasgow in 2014, arrived this past Sunday in New Delhi, India. New Delhi was the site of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The Baton now begins its…
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Old portrait of an aging Queen Elizabeth I gets a second look

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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Filming has begun on the set of ‘The Royals’

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

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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