This edition of “In the beginning”
focuses on the House of Orange-Nassau and both the Kingdom of the
Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg fall under this
dynasty. William I, Prince of Orange was the founder of the House
of Orange-Nassau when, in 1544, he became the Prince of Orange
after being born into the House of Nassau. William, often referred
to as William the Silentwas…
The last few months have seen the
publication of many books and articles and airing of lots of TV
shows about Diana, Princess of Wales who died twenty years ago this
past August. These shows and articles usually examine Diana’s final
days and explain what effect her death…
The name John Challis might not be
instantly recognisable to our readers. But once you see his
trademark moustache and hear his infamous laugh, he will be
instantly recognisable to millions as Boycie from Only Fools and
Horses. Born in Bristol but brought up in South
East…
Skottorp Palace, located inin the Swedish
province ofHalland, is up for sale for30 million Swedish kronor
($3.75 million). It contains two floors,six additional
sidebuildings and has a park and a moat. It was declared a historic
building in 1986. It was designed in the Empire style; Carl Fredrik
Sundvall served as architect. It has been owned byIng-Mari and…
Kensington Palace announced on Monday
morning that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their
third child. The news of the pregnancy came earlier than planned
because the Duchess of suffering from acute morning sickness,
meaning she was forced to cancel…
One would almost have to live under a
rock, not to at least notice the abundance of news related to the
late Diana, Princess of Wales as of late. For Royal Watchers and
those alike, the connection to the news is the fact that the 31st
of August marks the 20th anniversary of…
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is
considered to be the most prestigious chivalric order in Great
Britain, so let’s take a look at the history behind it. Founded in
1348 by King Edward III, who was “so inspired by the tales of King
Arthur and the chivalry of the Knights of the Round Table”, the
Order of the Garter was a group of honourable knights. A legend
persists that Edward III was…
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Queen Consort
of the Hellenes is the wife of King Constantine II of Greece. Queen
Anne-Marie was born on 30th August 1946 at the Amalienborg Palace
as she is a member of the Danish Royal Family. She was born the
third daughter of the Crown Prince…
As 2017 is the 20th anniversary of the
death of Diana, Princess of Wales, new publications and
documentaries are being released to memorialise the late Princess.
Historic Newspapers has published an edition of their newspaper
history series about Diana called Princess Diana…
It’s been more than a century since
Whitechapel, London witnessed a disturbing string of five murders
between 1888 to 1891 and historians and interested observers still
argue about the true identity of Jack the Ripper. In the
intervening years accusations have been levelled against a wide
variety of characters – both infamous and not – who may have been
the serial killer. The royal family…
