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…
