British Royals

A year of sadness, yes, but 2021 was far from another 'annus horribilis' for the Windsors

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31st December 2021
It’s a well worn phrase, coined by the Monarch herself. As the dust settled on a truly terrible year for the Royal Family in 1992, The Queen described it as an ‘’annus horribilis’’. Thirty years on, it’s been used several times to describe the twelve months the Windsors have just gone through. But while 2021 has been a year of sadness and frustrations, the ruling dynasty is a long way…
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Did Richard III actually save the boy king he's accused of killing?

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29th December 2021
It’s a question that has long divided historians – did Richard III kill off his main rivals for the throne, his nephews, known forever afterwards as the Princes in the Tower? Now a new theory that argues for Richard’s innocence has been published and it revolves around a man who lived in obscurity in a tiny Devon village over five hundred years ago. The Missing Princes Project…
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The two weddings of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII

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27th December 2021
It was a royal union that changed England forever. The marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn followed years of legal wrangling by the king which led to a religious revolution and an international controversy. When they said ‘I do’, they did so in secret but five centuries on, the question remains – how many clandestine ceremonies did Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn take part in? Their union…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen expresses wish for her Platinum Jubilee to bring people together

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26th December 2021
The Queen has revealed her hope that her Platinum Jubilee celebrations will be a chance for people to come together. Her Majesty spoke of her wishes during her Christmas address. Touching on the forthcoming celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of her reign, she said that she wanted her Platinum Jubilee year to be ”an opportunity for people everywhere to enjoy a sense of…
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