History

Henry VIII’s illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy’s tomb recreated by University of Leicester

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11th March 2015
Henry Fitzroy, the illegitimate male heir of King Henry VIII, would never ascend the throne, his tomb though was designed as if he were already King. 3D scan of 3rd Duke’s monument, Framlingham Photo Credit: University of Leicester In 2013, the dismantled tombs of Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, and Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, were discovered. The tombs were being constructed at the…
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History

King William IV - The Forgotten Hanoverian

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10th March 2015
King George I, King George II, King George III, King George IV and Queen Victoria. All Hanoverian Monarchs of the United Kingdom but the House of Hanover also presented us with another King – William IV. He may not have brought the Hanoverians to Britain like his…
State & Ceremonial

The Royal Family to commemorate the Centenary of Gallipoli Campaign and Anzac Day in UK and Turkey

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6th March 2015
Members of The Royal Family will attend various engagements in April to commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign as well as Anzac Day. The Gallipoli Campaign was a First World War campaign that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire between 25th April 1915 and 9th January 1916. Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that commemorates…
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History

Wallis Simpson arranged a diplomatic operation to retrieve swimsuit during WWII

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4th March 2015
At the height of the Second World War Wallis Simpson, wife of the former King Edward VIII, ordered a top level diplomatic mission to rescue a swimming costume that she had left behind at her luxury South of France villa. Mrs Simpson ordered the American Minister in Lisbon and American Consul in Nice to find the swimming garment. Even though part of the South Coast of France was occupied by Nazis…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

#RoyalVisitChina: Duke of Cambridge speaks out about illegal wildlife trade

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4th March 2015
During his final day of his Royal tour of China, The Duke of Cambridge spoke out and condemned the illegal wildlife trade in a speech to the Regional Wildlife and Conservation Conference. Prince William began his final day in China by meeting villagers in Xishuangbanna, and heard about how, by adapting their ways of living, they are now successfully able to live in close proximity to wild…
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