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 in Catholic Austria’s
calendar and baptised under the names Maria Antonia Josepha
Johanna, but known within the family…
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…
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 bride on that
July day at Hampton Court was also one of her country’s most
interesting consorts – here are ten reasons…
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…
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 English in the
ongoing Hundred Years War. The story of Agincourt was popularised
through Shakespeare’s Henry V, and its…
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…
Some people may argue that Queen Victoria
is our greatest example of a dutiful monarch. There could, however,
have been an entirely different outcome for Victoria’s legacy and
the catalyst for this was the death of her beloved consort Prince
Albert. When Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
married on 10th February 1840, nobody could ever imagine that Queen
Victoria would be…
