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Petition to give Anne Boleyn a Royal Pardon after she was 'wrongly accused' of her crimes

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14th March 2015
An e-petition has been created to try and grant Anne Boleyn a Royal Pardon after it is believed that she was ‘wrongly accused’ of the crimes that led to her execution in 1536. In addition to asking for a Royal Pardon, the petition calls for the former Queen of England to be reburied in Westminster Abbey along with her daughter, Elizabeth I. Anne Boleyn was the second wife of King…
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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 great-grandfather or had the lengthy reign like his father and his niece but he was King nonetheless, a King whose reign saw…
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Monarchy Monday: All in a 'regnal' name

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9th March 2015
Alexandrina Victoria chose to reign as Queen Victoria There are few circumstances in which one may pick their name, ascending the throne is one such. Upon becoming Sovereign, the new King or Queen may choose to use a new name to reign in. This is known as a regnal…
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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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Could Henry VIII have had a seventh wife?

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4th March 2015
A shocking new book claims that Henry VIII very nearly got married for a seventh time in his life, to a woman called Katherine Willoughby. Henry VIII’s Last Love, written by David Baldwin, suggests that the King had planned to divorce his wife at the time, Catherine…
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King John’s teeth to go on display at British Library

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26th February 2015
Teeth that have been extracted from King John will go up on display as part of the celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. Two molar teeth belonging to the Medieval King, who granted the world’s most famous charter in 1215, will be displayed at the British Library alongside two original copies of the document. The library, who owns the Magna Carta, said the teeth were…
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