Nine royal houses have ruled England
since the Norman Conquest in 1066 and all of them have made their
mark. But eight have seen their power pass elsewhere and this
summer Royal Central is looking at what happened to those that have
now faded into history. We now reach perhaps the best known of all
the dynasties to claim the crown of England and ask, what happened
to the House of Tudor? The…
Nine royal houses have ruled England
since the Norman Conquest in 1066 and all of them have made their
mark. But eight have seen their power pass elsewhere and this
summer Royal Central is looking at what happened to those that have
now faded into history. We look now at one…
Nine royal houses have ruled England
since the Norman Conquest in 1066 and all of them have made their
mark. But eight have seen their power pass elsewhere and this
summer Royal Central is looking at what happened to those that have
now faded into history. The latest…
Nine royal houses have ruled England
since the Norman Conquest in 1066 and all of them have made their
mark. But eight have seen their power pass elsewhere and this
summer Royal Central is looking at what happened to those that have
now faded into history. We now reach the longest ruling dynasty of
all, one that dominated England for centuries and ask – what
happened to the House of…
Nine royal houses have ruled England
since the Norman Conquest in 1066 and all of them have made their
mark. But eight have seen their power pass elsewhere and this
summer Royal Central is looking at what happened to those that have
now faded into history. We start with the…
The historic Villa des Cèdres in
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, once the summer home of Belgian royalty, has
sold for a jaw-dropping 200 million Euro this month to an
unspecified buyer. The 18,000-square-foot property was built in
1830 and operated as an olive tree farm until…
She dressed to impress, using clothes and
jewels as a way of establishing her power as she fought and
succeeded in making monarchy a woman’s job and now what’s thought
to be the only surviving gown worn by Elizabeth I is to go on
display. The silver fabric that was once used by Gloriana herself
will be on show at Hampton Court Palace from this autumn. The cloth
in question spent…
Her Majesty The Queen is related to many
of Europe’s sovereigns, not in the least because of Queen
Victoria’s matchmaking but also because of another woman, Princess
Carolina of Orange-Nassau. Princess Carolina was born on28 February
1743 as the daughter…
Learn to dress like a royal through free online course from the University of Glasgow
3rd August 2019
While the ‘Kate effect’ and ‘Meghan
effect’ has fashionistas racing to their laptops every time the
duchesses step out in a new ensemble, royal fashion lovers rejoice,
as there is a new way to indulge in your passion. The University of
Glasgow has collaborated…
Many royal illegitimate children are kept
out of sight in a quiet country house. However, James Scott, Duke
of Monmouth was quite opposite – he was a popular and well-known
royal offspring who stayed in the spotlight for much of his
life. Born to King Charles II and Lucy Walter on 9 April 1649
in Rotterdam, he was originally called James Fitzroy (Fitz being a
common surname for…
