Anne Boleyn is probably best remembered
as the most controversial Queen in British history, which is
perhaps not entirely deserved. Even though much is said about her,
there are a lot things we don’t know, such as her birthday.
Unfortunately for women of that time period, it was not uncommon
for her birth date not to be recorded. Eric Ives settles on 1501 in
his magnificent biography on…
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…
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 help from a Royal Patron.
Receiving a Royal patronage will not only bring publicity to
your cause, but will build the status of…
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…
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 humble duty, the second child of TRH
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The Princess is fourth in line
to the throne. May the…
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…
‘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 parliament and executed in
January 1649. Whilst Charles I reigned for over twenty years in the
seventeenth century, his…
