Interviews

A Painting Fit For The Queen: Royal Central talks to Michael Hanrahan

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6th October 2014
Michael Hanrahan, who lives in Lahinch and has a studio and gallery in Ennistymon, is the only living Irish artist with work in the Royal Collection. His claim to fame came after being given media accreditation to access the historical Irish State Visits; firstly of Her Majesty The Queen to Ireland in 2011 and then that of Irish president, Michael D. Higgins, to the UK in 2014. In 1974…
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The women behind the Crown: Influential Queen Mothers - Anne Boleyn

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1st October 2014
Katherine of Aragon, Margaret Beaufort, and Eleanor of Aquitane were all examined (a full list of the series can be found here) in order to understand how they may have influenced their children who later became Monarchs. Queen Elizabeth I is one of England’s most remembered monarchs, but how much do we really know about her mother, Anne Boleyn? Anne may have been executed when Elizabeth was…
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Another baby for The Cambridges: what does it mean?

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15th September 2014
I was struggling to get signal, and couldn’t connect to the airport wi-fi, so I ended up doing the next best thing: reminiscing and remembering the moment I found out about the couple’s first announcement. It was 3rd December, 2012, (my anniversary, so I couldn’t forget it!) and I was sitting on the sofa, browsing twitter: it was such exciting news! I then began thinking about what this…
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History Rewind: Mary Queen of Scots crowned

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9th September 2014
For a female to be crowned in Scotland, it was evident that the country was experiencing a severe succession crisis. Being at such a young age, the Scottish Lords found it very difficult to respect her and so Mary was sent to France for her safety. Mary lived and grew up in France where she married the future King of France, Francis II. Mary didn’t return to her native homeland of Scotland…
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