On 21st May 1471, 17 days after
Tewkesbury, King Henry VI died in the Tower of London. On that same
day King Edward IV returned to London in triumph. The White Queen
showed us one version of this event, but it did not sit well
with the source material available. The official story released,
encapsulated within the Yorkist source ‘The Arrivall of Edward IV’,
was that Henry died of ‘pure…
A letter has recently come to light that
was sent by the then Princess Elizabeth in 1945 about a young man
that she and her sister apparently had a crush on. The letter was
sent to cousin, Diana Bowes-Lyon, and is signed ‘Lilibet’, the
Queen’s nickname from her family…
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…
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 imperial power and
Britain’s dominance across the globe; whilst it also helped the
public reconnect with the monarchy as a…
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…
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 media, commemorative magazines and limited edition
royal china, jewellery, cups, t-shirts, blankets, key chains… At
fourteen days old, 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…
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 need of support, Warwick allied
himself with Henry VI’s wife, Margaret of Anjou, in
France and planned an invasion to place…
