After a fashion, in any event. We’ve been
seeing people marking Her Majesty’s Official Birthday up and down
the country and across the Commonwealth, from parades, to speeches,
to garden parties held even in typically rainy weather.
However one local resident of Bristol has decided to mark the
occasion in his own fashion, and has thus dedicated the past six
months to crafting a new…
Prince William has sent a message wishing
the England players and manager good luck in the European
Championship finals in France. Speaking in a specially recorded
video message on the eve of the Three Lions’ opening game against
Russia, which ended in 1-1 draw, the Duke…
#OnThisDay in 1683: The Rye House Plot, to assassinate English king Charles II was discovered
12th June 2016
On this day in 1683 a plot to assassinate
King Charles II of England and his brother/heir James was
discovered. King Charles II was unpopular with the Protestant
members of Parliament because although he was officially an
Anglican, both he and his brother/heir were very…
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…
