History

Is the mystery of the 'Princes in the Tower' set to be uncovered?

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25th August 2015
Its one of the biggest mysteries in English history and in fact world history, who was responsible for the death of the two Princes in the Tower? While it seemed to many that the answer to this question would never be known, one Philippa Langley is preparing to crack the greatest of all cold cases. The Princes in the Tower. Philippa Langley is best known as a historian and screenwriter who…
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History

The stories of Queen Victoria's granddaughters: Princess Patricia of Connaught

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23rd August 2015
For a princess who claimed a bit of a royal first at the baptismal font, it’s perhaps not surprising that Patricia of Connaught – known for most of her adult life as Lady Patricia Ramsey – ended up changing plenty of regal rules on her way.  The little girl who was born in Buckingham Palace on March 17th 1886 grew up to be one of the most eligible women in Europe, and when she…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen only days away from becoming longest-reigning British Monarch

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21st August 2015
The Queen is just 19 days away from becoming the longest-reigning monarch in British history, overtaking great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria. According to Royal Central‘s calculations, The Queen will overtake Queen Victoria on 9th September at 4.18pm. Reliable records show Queen Victoria’s reign spanning from 2.12am on 20th June 1837 to 6.30pm on 22nd January 1901, a total…
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History

Stories of the Stuarts: Abigail Masham

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20th August 2015
Abigail Masham was the Daughter of Francis Hill and through relatives, she already had a very close connection to the court of Queen Anne. Abigail’s Mother was the former Elizabeth Jennings, aunt to Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, her second cousin was Robert Harley…
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The stories of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters: Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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20th August 2015
Princess Beatrice was born Beatrice Leopoldine Victoria on 20 April 1884 at Eastwell Park in Kent. She was the youngest child of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. Her father was the second son of Queen Victoria and her mother the only daughter of Tsar Alexander II and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. Beatrice…
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