On 17 November 1558 England’s first undisputed Queen regnant, Mary I, died, paving the way for the accession of her half-sister Elizabeth I. Mary had been a staunch Roman Catholic and she had been determined to bring England back to what she believed to be the true faith. Her short reign and early death ended her ambitions of re-establishing Roman Catholicism in England and she reluctantly…
A new TV drama based on the life of Queen Victoria will begin filming in September
If you were looking for a perfect television character to star in a new eight part Sunday night drama then the ruler of an empire and a woman who had such a large family that she ended up as…
Prince Harry, Patron of Sentebale, speaking at the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup.
Running a charity is a tiring, yet rewarding, process. The success on helping others balances on how much awareness you can draw to your charity. One way to achieve this is by getting the…
Some of the greatest insights of our history are embedded in the stately homes that lay across the country, full of stories that would put the saying “if these walls could talk” to shame. Unfortunately, with older homes fire safety doesn’t match that of modern day dwellings.
Most recently Clandon Park House, an estate home in Surrey, is nothing more than a burned out shell after…
by Alexander Bassano, half-plate glass negative, circa 1888
It has been quite some time since the last Princess of Cambridge – 132 years to be exact. Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge was born in 1833. She had earned the nickname of Fat Mary and is recorded as a…
As the birth of the new Royal Princess was announced, the unofficial town crier of England, in full pomp and splendour, made an appearance on the steps of the Lindo Wing.
On the steps he cried:
“Oyez, Oyez!
On this day the 2nd of May in the year 2015, we welcome with…
We are all familiar with the practices that will take place once the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s son or daughter are born. Not only are there traditional celebrations, but Commonwealth countries around the world will have their unique way of celebrating the birth of a sibling for Prince George. I am sure everyone is as excited as I am to see what each country will come up with. For now…
Crown Jewels in the rough: Alternative royal films you MUST see!
24th April 2015
‘William, Kate, and George: The New Royals’ gets its UK Premiere on True Entertainment this Sunday.
The royals have always been figures of fascination for their subjects – from the intrigue of the early Game of Thrones-worthy battles for the crown, to today’s…
The Last Days… is a new series on Channel 5 which looks at the final moments of the lives of a variety of notorious and infamous characters in history. Tonight’s episode looks particularly at the final days of Charles I, the King who faced Civil Wars, was overthrown by…
On 26th March, thousands came together to say goodbye to the last Plantagenet King, Richard III. The King’s much-publicised reburial marks the first time since 1485 that the two opposing sides in the Wars of the Roses, the Yorks and the Lancasters have met at Bosworth.
However in 1486, the year after the famed battle, the two families met in a very different place. On 18th January, Elizabeth…
