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The King's sister: the grave of the other Mary Tudor

Located in the beautiful Gothic church of St Mary’s at Bury St Edmunds, is the tomb of a princess of England and a brief queen of France, the thirdwife of Louis XII. The wife, daughter and sister of kings, she does not rest in the same royal burial place as her brother, King Henry VIII, who is buried at St George’s Chapel, Windsor – as is her husband, the Duke of Suffolk. Had…
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Jeffrey Epstein found dead in prison cell

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has died in prison. According to the BBC, the disgraced financier killed himself in his Manhattan cell just a few hours after new court documents were opened. Epstein was facing federal sex trafficking charges in New York. His…
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Princess Charlotte's moment of defiance is far from a royal first

Have a look at the photos on this page. For decades, royal children have been caught on camera acting like, well, children. The moment that Princess Charlotte stuck her tongue out while accompanying her parents to the King’s Cup in aid of eight of their charities and patronages has become a major talking point. But she’s actually just added another chapter to a royal story already filled with…
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Prince George and Princess Charlotte cheer on parents in The King’s Cup Regatta

Prince George and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge and their grandfather Michael Middleton are watching the King’s Cup and are cheering on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in The King’s Cup Regatta currently underway on the Isle of Wight. While Prince George came out to cheer on their parents, Princess Charlotte remains inside the boat for now. The first race was won by Bear Grylls and…
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Tombs of Kings of England not in England

Outside of the traditional burial sites of Westminster Abbey and St George’s Chapel, Windsor, some English (and British) monarchs are missing. The tomb of King John resides in the chancel at Worcester Cathedral, not far from the chantry that contains the grave of the son…
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The grave of Anne Boleyn

The new memorial that has been erected in front of the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula on Tower Green marks the spot ‘identified’ in the Victorian period as being the site of the scaffold, which may have been a misunderstanding of the Tower’s geography in proportion to the apartments where Anne Boleyn had been housed. The fact that Anne’s burial place of St Peter ad Vincula lay only behind…
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