who is also going to take part in a
wheelchair rugby match, as reported by Royal Central. The
athletes, a group of 400 injured, wounded and sick servicemen and
women from 13 countries, will arrive at Mayesbrook Park
Athletic Arena this weekend to make used of the Olympic standard
training facilities at Dagenham’s Sporthouse and Jim Peter’s
Stadium. Dagenham’s Sporthouse is the biggest…
Princess Anne to visit island where Prince Philip is worshipped as a god
4th September 2014
Vanuatu is an island in the South
Pacific, to the west of Fiji. The nation was under the joint
rule of the United Kingdom and France until 1980, when it attained
independence. However, it continues to remain a part of the
Commonwealth, and is occasionally visited by members…
The Dickson Poon University of Oxford
China Centre is a new building, owned by St Hugh’s College
of the University of Oxford. Made with the aim to bring
together academics who share common interests related to China, the
structure boasts 63 en-suite student bedrooms, a…
“Great by birth, greater by marriage,
greatest in her offspring: here lies Matilda, the daughter, wife,
and mother of Henry” – The epitaph on Empress Matilda’s tomb In
the first blog of this series, we looked at the prominent
medieval figure of Eleanor of Aquitaine. However, Eleanor
wasn’t the only dominant female, or ‘Queen Mother’ to be specific,
of the Middle Ages. It is in…
Perhaps one of the most enduring aspects
of Medieval England is heraldry. Though it originated in the 12th
century, coats of arms and other forms of heraldry continue to be
used even today, be it by religious and educational institutions,
by countries, and, most importantly…
inaugural Invictus Games next month. The
130 servicemen and veterans chosen are to be a part of the British
team form the largest ever military sports team to be made up of
wounded and injured soldiers. The team is made up of 69 percent
Army representatives, 23 percent…
The two will be joining Chelsea
Pensioners, and are set to ride in the streets in cars from the
early 20th century. Alongside the group will be officials and
dignitaries from Britain and Western Front towns in
Belgium. The parade will follow a route that takes them from
the Royal Hospital Chelsea to Parliament Square, past the Cenotaph
in Whitehall. They will drive up The Mall and across…
Historic Royal Palaces, the independent
charity that looks after unoccupied Royal palaces in the UK, are
going to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War by
placing 888,246 poppies in the dry moat over the summer to
create a work of art. The poppies are made of…
During a lively Scottish ceremony on
Wednesday, Her Majesty officially launched the 2014 Commonwealth
Games. Since, she has attended a number of events with Prince
Philip, to show her support for the contestants. Earlier this week,
she watched the heats of the men's and…
Tudor chest belonging to James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor 'discovered'
24th July 2014
James IV, who is widely regarded as one
of the most successful Scottish Kings, married the daughter of the
English King Henry VII, Margaret Tudor in 1503. The pair was
married by proxy in London, on the same day that the Treaty of
Perpetual Peace, an agreement to stop intermittent fighting, was
signed between England and Scotland. In many ways, James and
Margaret’s marriage was viewed as a sign…
