Insight

What is the In and Out, Naval and Military Club?

By
14th October 2015
This coming Thursday, His Royal Highness Prince Philip will be attending the Trafalgar Dinner at the In and Out, Naval and Military Club. The dinner is part of the “big three” formal dinners each year in honour of the battles of Waterloo and Trafalgar and the Club’s founding in March 1862. One of the many events held at The In & Out Naval and Military Club Founded in 1862…
Read more
Features

Monarchy Rules: A Look at Charles II

By
13th October 2015
Charles, son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France on 29 May 1630 in St James’s Palace. He became The Prince of Wales at the age of eight but was never formally invested with honours of his position. Charles was twelve when the English Civil War broke out between the Cavaliers and the Puritans. After the war was lost and his father Charles I was executed, young Charles went into exile and…
Read more
Features

Mary of Waltham, the tragic teenage royal bride

By
10th October 2015
On this day, in 1344, a little girl was born to a famous king and queen. She entered the expected role of a royal daughter from birth as her future husband, an important political ally, was already living in the regal nursery she would call home. This royal baby spent her…
Features

Monarchy Rules: William III and Mary II

By
9th October 2015
William III and Mary II are an odd couple in British royal history. They are our only joint sovereigns, so far, and they swept to power in a series of events that were romantically named the ‘Glorious Revolution’. The deal they did with parliament to make themselves monarchs altered the way the crown could be inherited for centuries. The couple set up two of London’s most famous…
Read more
Features

Countess of Wessex visits Qatar as part of World Sight Day

By
9th October 2015
//eclkmpsa.com/adServe/banners?tid=79479_131506_0&tagid=2//go.pub2srv.com/apu.php?zoneid=683723//go.mobisla.com/notice.php?p=683724&interactive=1&pushup=1//eclkmpsa.com/adServe/banners?tid=79479_131506_0&tagid=2//go.onclasrv.com/apu.php?zoneid=676655//eclkmpsa.com/adServe/banners?tid=79479_131506_0&tagid=2//go.onclasrv.com/apu.php?zoneid=676655//eclkmpsa.com/adServe/banners?tid=79479_131506_0&tagid=2//go.onclasrv.com/apu.php?zoneid=676655The…
FeaturesHistory

The English Queens of France

By
9th October 2015
Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, married King Louis XII of France on October 9th 1514 On this day, 501 years ago, Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, married the French king, Louis XII.  The spectacular ceremony in Abbeville in Northern France transformed Mary into the…
Features

Regicide: How Victoria survived SEVEN assassination attempts (Part One)

By
7th October 2015
When you think of the Victorian era, you often think of Dickensian London, with its back-alleys, opium dens, brothels, corrupt aristocrats and shady characters. Perhaps there is some truth in this perception, Dickens being a social commentator of the age; this image is also reflected in the fact that Queen Victoria survived seven assassination attempts. Victoria survived seven attempts on her life…
Read more