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…
‘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…
