Charlotte of Bourbon The third Princess
of Orange was Charlotte of Bourbon. She was born in 1546 or 1547 as
the daughter of Louis, Duke of Montpensier and Jacqueline de
Longwy, Countess of Bar-Sur-Seine. She was their fourth daughter
and fifth child. Supposedly her father intended her for the church
as well as some of her sisters, as he did not want to pay a dowry
for all of them. She was taken…
Born as the last of the children of
Empress Maria Theresia and the Holy Roman Emperor, Francis Stephen,
the future Queen of France Marie Antoinette, was also the imperial
couple’s fifteenth child and eleventh daughter. She was born on
November 2 1755, the Feast of the Dead…
Prince Charles and Camilla land in New Zealand for first stage of tour
4th November 2015
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess
of Cornwall have landed safely at the Royal New Zealand Air Force
(RNZAF) terminal in Wellington, New Zealand to kick off their tour
of New Zealand and Australia. Although it is spring, the weather
seemed more like winter with chilly…
Queen Victoria’s beloved residence at
East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, is to open its doors to the public
again this winter, so that visitors can experience a truly
Victorian Christmas, in what was formerly a private royal and very
family, home. Built in the style of an Italianate villa, Osborne
House was purchased in March 1845 and was bought together with its
estate of approximately 1,000…
On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal
wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth
wife was Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who
had risen from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty
years. The woman who became a royal…
One of Britain’s most colourful King’s
and is easily most well known- but not for his heart-warming
personality. Henry VIII most extraordinary claim to fame would be
six wives and their unfortunate fates. Henry accomplished a lot
more in his time as King, like his…
Glamis Castle, the historic seat of the
Bowes-Lyons family, dates back to 1372 when Robert the Bruce
granted the lands as a gift. The initial construction was a Royal
Hunting Lodge, which then developed over the centuries. In the 15th
century, the Barons of Glamis was created, with the 9th Lord Glamis
created 1st Earl of Kinghorne in 1606. A second title, that of
Strathmore was established in 1676…
Six hundred years ago to the day, King
Henry V of England led his army to victory against the French
troops in the Battle of Agincourt. Fought on the morning of the
25th of October 1415, the battle proved to be a crippling defeat
for the French, and a major victory for the…
On July 17th 1947, a little girl was born
at King’s College Hospital, London and given a rather
rare first name. Camilla, first child of Major Bruce
Shand and his wife, Rosalind, would become known around the world
by the name her parents gave her in the days after her…
Every year on 5th November Britain
is lit up with fireworks and bonfires with people
partaking in the ceremonial effigy-burning of Guy Fawkes. It is a
time for people to gather together to share in food, drink and
merriment. “Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The
Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder
treason Should ever be forgot!” In the year 1605, a…
