On this day in 1488, King James III of
Scotland was murdered soon after the Battle of Sauchieburn. King
James III ascended to the throne at the age of eight years old
after his father King James II passed away. As the young king was
only a boy, three different authorities administered the kingdom in
his place. The first of these was his mother, Mary of Guelders who
was in authority for three…
#OnThisDay in 1183: Henry the Young King of England died while attempting to usurp his father’s crown.
11th June 2016
On this day in 1183 Henry the Young King
of England died at 28 King Henry II had noticed that to wait until
the death of the king to determine his successor only caused uproar
in his family. So King Henry II decided that the solution was to
make his son Henry the co-king, an…
The Duchess of Cambridge was joined last
night by Olympic stars of the past, future and present for the
SportsAid charity gala in London. Embed from Getty Images The
Duchess looked stunning in a new floor-length blue dress by Roland
Mouret and looked dazzling in a…
Maria Antonia Josephina Johanna was born
on 2 November 1755 in Vienna, Austria. She was the 11th child (and
most beautiful daughter) of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Holy
Roman Empress Maria Theresa. She was so beautiful that when she was
around the age of 10, a young musician by the name of Wolfgang
Armetis Mozart fell in love with her and proposed marriage. She
became a symbol of the wanton…
It is a question that I have
wondered since 2012 when we witnessed the christening of
Princess Estelle in May. In 2013 came princess Leonore, and in 2015
Prince Nicolas. Recently it was Prince Oscar’s turn to receive
his first holy sacrament, and the feeling…
On this day in 1670 King Charles II, his
sister Princess Henrietta, and King Louis XIV of France made a deal
behind closed doors. In 1534 King Henry VIII formally severed
English ties to the Catholic Church by the passing of laws through
Parliament including The Act of…
On this day in 1840, John Francis made a
second attempt at an assassination of Queen Victoria. The day
prior, John Francis had misfired his gun after aiming at Queen
Victoria and fled. Prince Albert and a young boy were the only two
to witness the incident. It was decided by Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert that the safest way to reduce the threat on their
lives by the hand of John Francis was to…
The Duke of Edinburgh is set to take the
salute at Sounding Retreat on the second day of the Horse Guards
Parade, which takes place in London on 2 June. The two-day retreat
will be marked with the return of The Rifles- the largest Infantry
regiment within the British Army…
“A Wizard is Never Late” to The Queen’s
Birthday As the world continues to gather to celebrate Queen
Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday, the celebrations in Mumbai were
joined by an unexpected guest. Joining the British High
Commissioner, Dominic Asquith…
“Will Her Majesty the Queen take part in
the EU referendum elections?” many people around the globe may
asking themselves. Well, first things first, let us briefly discuss
why the United Kingdom will hold a referendum election in June
23, 2016. What is a referendum, the European union, and
why is the government urges its citizens to come out in large
numbers and vote? The noun…
