FeaturesHistory

The English Queens of France

Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, married King Louis XII of France on October 9th 1514 On this day, 501 years ago, Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, married the French king, Louis XII.  The spectacular ceremony in Abbeville in Northern France transformed Mary into the Queen of France.  No other English princess held that title after her.  In fact, only one other daughter of a King of England…
Read more
Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne helps celebrate Warwick University's 50th anniversary

The Princess Royal was in Coventry on Tuesday to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the University of Warwick being awarded the Royal Charter of Institution. In 1965, Her Majesty The Queen granted the charter and the university’s first 450 undergraduates were welcomed to the campus in October of the same year. Princess Anne on a previous engagement to the Open University. Upon her…
Read more
King Charles III

Prince Charles denies supporting a former bishop convicted of sex offences

The Prince of Wales has denied claims of intervening in the judicial proceedings against Peter Ball, a former leading Church of England clergyman, who was jailed yesterday for sex offences against young men. During the sentencing hearing, which took place at the Old Bailey, the court heard that when Ball was first accused of indecent assault in 1993 letters of support for him came from several…
Read more
History

Monarchy Rules: a look at Queen Anne

Born on 6th February 1665, Anne is a Queen whose reign is often overshadowed by her female forbear Elizabeth I and one of her many successors, Queen Victoria. Both Elizabeth and Victoria reigned for longer than Anne and, during both their tenures, saw dramatic changes occur at home and in the British Empire. Both of these Queens continue to be recognised as two of the greatest monarchs that we…
Read more