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Westminster Abbey’s annual Edwardtide services affected by COVID-19

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5th October 2020
Westminster Abbey’s annual celebration known as Edwardtide attracts and brings together pilgrims from around the world every year in the month of October to celebrate St Edward the Confessor, who was crowned King of England and ruled from 1042 until he passed away on the 5th January 1066.St Edward was an extremely religious, generous, loyal and peaceful man who was dedicated to his religion…
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Twenty Years of Rule: Why is Luxembourg's ruler a Grand Duke?

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2nd October 2020
Europe has ten remaining hereditary monarchies. Luxembourg is the only one that is a grand duchy – a country headed by a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess. The modern state of Luxembourg was formed in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon, and the Congress of Vienna, which formed the new state, decided it would be a grand duchy. They were in a personal union with the Kingdom of the Netherlands with…
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EDITORS' DEBATE: Should Delphine become a Princess of Belgium?

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2nd October 2020
Our Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger, and our News Editor, Lydia Starbuck, debate on whether or not Belgium should have added a new princess to the Belgian Royal Family.Lydia Starbuck, News EditorI can’t help feeling that the decision to create Delphine, daughter of Albert II, a princess of Belgium is a step too far. The illegitimate child of the former King of the Belgians will be…
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Birthplace of a king: Winchester Castle

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1st October 2020
Just part of it remains, testament to the devotion of a king to the place where his royal story began. But it was the site of the arrival of a king who steadied the English throne after one of its most turbulent times. The royal himself has a reputation for piety and primness but he put the Plantagenets back on course after a decade of drama fueled in some part by his parents. Winchester Castle…
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