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Eight things to know about the woman who gave the world Queen Victoria

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17th August 2015
On this day in 1786 a baby girl was born to a German noble and his wife. They weren’t the wealthiest of families and already had a large family to look after. But they were ambitious and determined and their daughter inherited those traits. For that baby would grow up to have a very famous daughter indeed – here are eight things to know about the woman who gave the world Queen Victoria. 1. She…
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Happy Birthday Princess Anne: 10 facts about The Princess Royal

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15th August 2015
Happy Birthday to Princess Anne, who was born today in 1950.10 Facts about Princess Anne 1. The Princess was born at 11:50 am at Clarence House. 2. Her full title is: Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, Princess Royal, Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Extra Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Dame Grand Cross and Grand Master of…
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Kenilworth Castle: The forgotten royal fortress

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14th August 2015
When you think of royal castle’s, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Windsor Castle? Warwick Castle? Balmoral Castle? One is sure that when you think of a royal castle, Kenilworth Castle isn’t the first that springs to mind however this Warwickshire…
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Stories of the Stuarts: River Thames Frost Fairs

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13th August 2015
There are records of a Frost Fair on the River Thames dating back to as early as the Winter of 1607 though they really became a popular event as the 17th century was drawing to an end. Though just what is a Frost Fair I hear you ask? Well they are exactly what they sound…
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The stories of Queen Victoria's granddaughters: Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein

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12th August 2015
In the winter of 1900, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein fled in a panic from Cumberland Lodge, clutching an alarming telegram. Arriving at Windsor Castle, she frantically explained to her mother, Queen Victoria, that the Duke of Anhalt had tersely demanded that her daughter, Marie Louise, should return at once to the Duchy to face divorce proceedings on the grounds that she had…
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The stories of Queen Victoria's granddaughters: Princess Irene of Hesse

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10th August 2015
It is fitting that this Hessian granddaughter of Queen Victoria was christened ‘Irene’ – a name meaning “peace” – an appropriate choice in more ways than one, as her character and the circumstances of her birth would prove. Perhaps the one of Princess Alice’s surviving daughters about which least is known, she was destined to outlive all her immediate family, dying in 1953. Princess…
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