The beer tents have been put away, the
dancing is done and nearly all of the hangovers have faded.
Oktoberfest, the huge beer and folk festival that takes over Munich
for several weeks in early autumn, has come to a close just days
ahead of a special anniversary. For October 12th is rather
important for Oktoberfest. For on that date in 1810 a spectacular
royal wedding took place and to celebrate a…
In the early autumn days of1537,King
Henry VIIIwas celebrating as his court welcomed a prince. His
longed for son and heir, Edward, had been born on October 12th at
Hampton Court Palace to widespread rejoicing. Preparations were in
full swingfor…
Princess Alix of Hesse, sixth child and
fourth daughter of Queen Victoria’s daughter, Princess Alice, Grand
Duchess of Hesse and her husband, Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse,
was six years old when her mother died on 14 December 1878,
incidentally the seventeenth…
Lady Jane Grey, England's Forgotten Queen: An interview with Dr Helen Castor (Part 2)
8th October 2019
Today we continue with the final part of
Chief Reporter Kristin Contino’s interview with historian, author,
and BBC documentary presenter Dr Helen Castor (Read the first part
of the interview here). Castor recently travelled to America to
present lectures about Lady Jane Grey for the Royal Oak Foundation,
the U.S. affiliate of the National Trust, as part of their renowned
lecture series.
Lady Jane Grey, England's Forgotten Queen: An interview with Dr Helen Castor (Part 1)
7th October 2019
You might know her as “The Nine Days
Queen,” and Lady Jane Grey has become a sort of tragic romantic
figure in English history because of her short reign and eventual
beheading. But who was this teenage girl who came to the throne as
the first proclaimed queen…
The royal diary is filling up after the
summer break and autumn is bringing its own fair share of fresh
stories all about the past. Royal history continues to fascinate
and dominate with an eternally controversial king leading the way
this week. Here’s Royal…
Pakistan held a special place in Diana,
Princess of Wales’s heart, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
will follow in her footsteps when they travel to the country this
autumn. Ahead of the Cambridges’ tour in October, we’re taking a
look at the visits made by Diana to Pakistan through the 1990s.
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While all anniversaries are special to
the couple involved, some get far more attention than others. The
biggies, the landmarks, the ones ending in a 5 or a zero usually
get everyone reminiscing and that’s never more true than with a
royal wedding. In 2019, regal…
Romantic gifts from a king to the
ancestress of a future queen consort have been stolen from the
stately home where they were on show. Rare keepsakes made from gold
and precious stones and presented by King Edward VII to his last
mistress, Alice Keppel, have been taken from…
On 21 April 1770, a procession passed by
the imperial summer palace of Schönbrunn, consisting of 21 state
coaches, followed by 36 fine carriages, with a total of 450 horses
and an accompanying personal suite of some 257 people. This was the
beginning of a two and a half week journey for the future Marie
Antoinette, already French Dauphine by proxy, from Vienna to
Versailles. She was…
