Viewers of the BBC’s White Queen series
will have become accustomed to the regular pregnancies and
deliveries of its eponymous heroine Elizabeth Wydeville. The
programme has recreated some of the extreme conditions under which
she gave birth during the 1460s and 70s, which give a fair
introduction to the differences between the arrival of medieval
heirs and modern ones. We have seen the queen…
In the final episode of Dr David
Starkey’s examination of how the monarchy has influenced British
music, audiences will witness how the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries saw a revival of royal pomp, pageantry and formality.
Music for royal ceremonies reflected the growing…
There has been a lot of discussion
concerning who is entitled to call themselves a Princess followed
by their first name in the British system. Many people get it wrong
including the press, or shall I say, frequently the press. Many
know by now, for example, that when Diana…
Though his knowledge of fine libations
consists mostly of the dairy variety from the House of Cambridge,
Prince George, the two-week-old heir to the British Throne, has
been awarded official VIP status this week at one of Cambridge’s
oldest drinking establishments. photo credit: courtesy of Greene
King Situated on the edge of verdant Midsummer Common, the Fort St
George Pub has reserved a…
It has been two weeks since little Prince
George’s grand arrival, and already, he has left a lasting imprint
on this great big world that will soon be his to explore… photo
credit: Steve Rhodes via photopin cc Fans and “Subjects” Top
headlines in the…
Princess Beatrice and boyfriend of 6
years, Dave Clark. Tomorrow, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice
of York celebrates her 25th birthday. Reports say that the 6th in
line to the throne is to celebrate the occasion with a party at
Royal Lodge, Windsor; home to her father…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge show
off their son, Prince George of Cambridge, to the world’s media In
just a few short months, probably September or October, His Royal
Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge will be
christened into the Anglican Church of England. As future king,
this is a pivotal and important event in the life of the young
prince because he will become Head…
King Henry VI, who contested the Wars of
the Roses, in spirit at least, with King Edward IV had only one
child, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales. In 1469, the Earl of
Warwick, the Kingmaker, had rebelled against King Edward IV with
the king’s brother George. In…
Like millions of others last night, I was
an avid view of the BBC 1 adaptation of ‘The White Queen’, the
reason I choose now to blog on the programme is because of the way
Anne Neville was portrayed in last night’s episode. For some
unknown reason I never…
King James VI became King James I of
England in 1603, creating the personal union between the English
and Scottish thrones. The British Monarchy was formed when King
James VI of Scotland inherited the throne of England in 1603. Prior
to that, Kings and Queens of England and Scotland had reigned
separately. When King James came to the throne of England, he
became known as King James I & VI (the…
