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King and Conqueror: release date, stars and where you can watch the must see royal history show of the summer

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21st August 2025
Move over The Gilded Age, the ultimate power struggle between new and old for total supremacy is about to hit TV screens. King & Conqueror is the long awaited BBC show all about the two men who fought over England and ended up changing its history forever. There are just days to go until the programme hits our screens – here’s everything you need to know about King and…
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How a flower made of rubies became a favourite of a princess

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20th August 2025
Ever known as the glamorous sister of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret chose couture gowns and dramatic hair styles regularly. Never one to shy away from the spotlight, she often accessorised with impressive jewels. And one of her favourite brooches is from none other than Cartier.  The Cartier Ruby Flower Brooch is an open-faced flower. There are diamonds set in the petals, several…
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This is why I am obsessed with one of the least famous Queens of England - and you should be too

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19th August 2025
On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal wedding took place.  The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth wife was Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who had risen from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty years.  The woman who became a royal bride on that July day at Hampton Court was also one of her country’s most interesting consorts. I’m obsessed and…
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Did one of Queen Victoria’s daughters have a secret child?

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18th August 2025
Princess Louise, the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, holds an interesting spot in history. She supported higher education for women and feminist causes and was closely involved in the arts – not at all common for a Victorian princess. In opposition to her siblings, her mother wanted her to marry a British suitor rather than a foreign one. Louise married the…
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