Elizabeth Stuart was the daughter of King
James I and Queen Anne of Denmark, the sister of King Charles I,
and the aunt of King Charles II and King James II. While she was
only a queen herself for little over a year, her lineage would set
up a future dynasty in Britain. Princess Elizabeth was born
to the King and Queen of the Scots in 1596, a younger sister to
Prince Henry Frederick.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla
arrived in Jersey for a visit to the self-governing British Crown
Dependency. The last King Charles also had a strong connection to
the island nation. The future-King Charles II sought
sanctuary on Jersey twice during the Wars of the…
King George V led the Royal Family
through the First World War, oversaw the transition to the House of
Windsor, and recognised the British Empire’s Dominions as
independent nations. However, his birth in 1865 was that of a spare
rather than an heir. Prince George…
The Royal Collection Trust is staging a
new exhibition at the King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace that allows
a look into the Royal Family’s private lives. “Royal Portraits: A
Century of Royal Photography” is opening on 17 May and includes
never-before-seen photos. This new exhibition sets out to shed a
light on model royal portraits. While portraits have been used to
create royal…
A Georgian Queen returns to our screens: as all new Bridgerton hits Netflix, meet the real Charlotte
16th May 2024
A Netflix favourite has returned to
screens once again and brought a Georgian Queen back into the
spotlight- the third season of Bridgerton premieres this week and
once again, all eyes turn to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz,
consort of George III. But who was the real…
The time The Queen and Prince Philip attended the Kentucky Derby, fulfilling a lifelong dream
4th May 2024
Queen Elizabeth II was a huge supporter
of horse racing and was one of the sport’s most prominent owners,
so it is hardly a surprise that in her free time, the monarch could
often be seen on a racecourse. Her late Majesty became a regular
face at some the UK’s…
On 20 January 1936, Britain’s King George
V died. George V was a popular monarch with strong public morals,
his son, the Prince of Wales acceded to the throne upon his
father’s death. He became King Edward VIII, a name chosen as
opposed to King David as there had been no British King David
before. At first, Edward VIII’s public popularity was promising.
But this wasn’t to last, behind the…
There are a number of events in English
royal history that seem extraordinary and unbelievable, but the
warming pan scandal has to be at the top of the list. The son of
James II and Mary of Modena had a very interesting start to life
and would be questioned for…
11 April will be the 335th anniversary of
a very unique British coronation- the only joint coronation in
British history. Queen Mary II and King William III were crowned as
co-monarchs at Westminster Abbey after being offered the crown.
King James II became King…
here are a number of events in English
royal history that seem extraordinary and unbelievable, but the
warming pan scandal has to be at the top of the list. The son of
James II and Mary of Modena had a very interesting start to life
and would be questioned for decades. James II was not an overly
popular monarch; he was Roman Catholic (and was married to a Roman
Catholic), attempted to…
