The Enigmatic Fate of The Fair Rosamund:
Mistress to a King and a Mysterious Death The story of Rosamund
Clifford, one of medieval England’s most iconic and enigmatic
figures, has long captivated historians and storytellers alike.
Known as the “Fair Rosamund,” her beauty was said to rival that of
the greatest queens, and her place in the tumultuous court of Henry
II and…
The tiara left by a princess to her young godson to give to his future bride
18th July 2025
The Duchess of Gloucester has a jewellery
collection to rival some of those held by royal dynasties in
Europe. Some of her pieces come from Queen Mary thanks to the
current duke’s mother and her mother-in-law, Princess Alice. But
one tiara in particular has a different…
When King George V inherited the throne
from his father, Edward VII, in 1910, he was the second monarch in
the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. However, he would also be the
last monarch of the dynasty. Queen Victoria was the sixth
monarch in the House of Hanover. In…
Let the King choose the next Archbishop of Canterbury? Not without a constitutional crisis
17th July 2025
A recent letter published in The
Spectator has stirred the waters of Church and State by proposing
that King Charles III should personally choose the next Archbishop
of Canterbury. The suggestion, made by a parish vicar, speaks to a
deep sense of dissatisfaction in some Anglican quarters with the
modern Church’s leadership – but it also betrays a misunderstanding
of how the English…
It is a scenario that lies more in the
realm of royal drama than modern reality: a monarch dies suddenly,
leaving behind a pregnant consort and a nation unsure of its next
sovereign. Yet this constitutional conundrum is one that has been
anticipated for centuries. British…
It was an act that shocked the world and
which is still seen as one of the most tragic royal ends of all. On
17 July 1918, the former Russian Imperial Family was executed by
the new Bolshevik government. Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina
Alexandra Feodorovna, and their…
it’s one of the most important royal
weddings in history and led to the foundation of one of the most
famous dynasties of all. But it began in controversy. In July 1893,
the Duke of York married Princess Mary of Teck at St. James’s
Palace. However, the duke wasn’t the bride’s first royal fiance. In
December 1891,Mary had become engaged to another prince – the Duke…
The Queen’s Reading Room will be lending
a hand by providing support for a government initiative next
year. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has shared that
2026 will officially be a National Year of Reading in the United
Kingdom. The government- in…
Queen Elizabeth II amassed an impressive
collection of jewellery. She not only had access to the Royal
Collection, but received many pieces as gifts throughout her life
and inherited more from her mother. One of her most interesting
pieces, though, is the Scarab Brooch, a…
The King and Queen were joined by several
other senior royals for the French State Banquet at Windsor Castle.
Both the Princess Royal and the Duchess of Gloucester were on hand
to help support the King, and both women wore long time favourite
tiaras. The Princess Royal chose the Diamond Festoon Tiara, a
long-standing piece in her personal collection. Historians believe
that the delicate…
