Fans of the Netflix series “The Last
Kingdom” and the series of books by Bernard Cornwell, on which the
series is based, will know the main character Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
He is a fictional character; however, many events in the series
based in ninth-century England are historical as is the King he
served, Alfred of Wessex – known to history as Alfred the Great and
his wife, Lady…
It was the last major royal wedding of
the 20th century and it began a new chapter in a royal story that
would lead to a throne. On December 4th 1999, the then heir to the
Belgian throne, Philippe, married Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz before a
host of regal guests.
The tragedy of the last Stuart Monarch – Queen Anne’s 18 pregnancies
3rd December 2020
Queen Anne quite frankly had a tremendous
reign becoming the first Monarch of a united single sovereign
state, known as Great Britain in 1707 as well as showing her worth
as a Queen Regnant in a male dominated society. Though tragedy was
never far away from the last of the…
1 December 1135: On this day in 1135,
King Henry I died in Normandy, France. The fourth son of William
the Conqueror was married to Matilda of Scotland, with whom he had
three children, and to Adeliza of Louvain, after Matilda’s death.
He also had at least twenty-four illegitimate children with various
mistresses. The King reigned for 35 years and was succeeded by King
Stephen. 3 December…
Royal Wedding Rewind: George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece
29th November 2020
It was a wedding featuring two very
popular royals and two ceremonies and it led to one of the most
influential unions of the 20th century. The marriage of Prince
George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece, on November
29th 1934, was a day that changed the House of…
Hermine Reuss of Greiz was born on 17
December 1887 as the fifth child and fourth daughter of Heinrich
XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, and Princess Ida Mathilde Adelheid of
Schaumburg-Lippe. Her elder brother had been injured during a
childhood surgery, leaving him mentally and…
In a second edition, Royal Central has
once again asked viewers to share their unique and rare pieces of
royal memorabilia. From King George V’s coronation to royal
weddings, our readers have no shortage of collectables. If you are
interested in having your memorabilia shared with Royal Central,
regardless of which monarchy, please contact Royal Central on
social media or…
I’ve always felt rather sorry for the
mistress known as Mrs Jordan. For two decades, she lived alongside
the third son of King George III. Her partner is known to history
as King William IV but for their duration of their relationship he
was the somewhat dodgy Duke of…
While King Henry VIII lived, his greatest
fear was dying without a male heir to the throne. As it turns out,
he needn’t have worried, for when he died in 1547, King Henry was
succeeded by his son Edward VI. But the new King Edward was very
frail and sickly boy of nine, and…
The story of Lord Ivar Mountbatten - the Queen's cousin who is the first openly gay royal
28th November 2020
In September 2016, Lord Ivar Mountbatten
became the first member of the extended British Royal family to
openly come out as gay. Speaking to the Mail on Sunday at the time
of his disclosure, Lord Ivar said: “Being a Mountbatten was never
the problem it was the generation into which I was born. When I was
growing up, it was known as ‘the love that dare not speak its
name’, but…
