last week’s episode, Professor Robert
Bartlett continues his investigation into England’s longest ruling
dynasty in the second installment of this BBC Two series, The
Plantagenets. Professor Bartlett discovers how the later
Plantagenet Kings strove to reclaim their lost lands and enlarge
their influence over the British Isles through numerous battles,
violence and bloodshed, after the loss of…
Plenty of Europe’s royals have attempted
to scale the heights at the Olympic Games But it doesn’t mean
you’re going to end up on the podium either. There have been
just a handful of royal medallists in the history of the Games, but
that hasn’t stopped the regal…
Fiji was suspended from the Commonwealth
in 2009 after it refused to go ahead with elections that
year. The Fijian government says the decision is recognition
of the progress Fiji is making towards the introduction of its
first genuine democracy with elections to be held…
In a recent interview, the accomplished
78-year-old visionary with the signature white ponytail admitted to
being awestruck by the 87-year-old Monarch’s classic sense of
style… “Nobody does the job better than [The Queen] does. She is
never ridiculous; she is flawless,” said the eclectic fashion guru,
who is particularly impressed by The Queen’s clever use of ‘the
power suit’ for…
In this new BBC Two three-part
documentary series, Professor Robert Bartlett reveals the dramatic
stories behind England’s longest ruling dynasty, the Plantagenets.
In the first episode, The Devil’s Brood, Professor Bartlett begins
his investigation into this complex…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden has named
her daughter after her Welsh born great aunt While Ulrike Eleonora,
queen regnant and queen consort of the country in the 18th century,
is quite possibly the inspiration for the first name chosen by
Princess Madeleine and Chris…
After historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb
revealed the background leading up to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s
courtship in the first episode of this series, in the next
programme of Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History she
discusses how a seven-year whirlwind romance led to Anne ruling as
Queen for just 1,000 days before her rapid fall and execution. How
did Henry suddenly turn against the…
Military Ravens The Tower of London is
one of the most famous places in the United Kingdom. It is also
home to some of the most bizarre customs in the world. Thanks to a
decree by King Charles II, at least 6 ravens must be kept at the
Tower of London – a move made by the…
BBC Scotland Culture Show features lost portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie
25th February 2014
The Lost Portrait of Bonnie Prince
Charlie, which aired Saturday 22nd February, featured the discovery
of the long-lost portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, which
has long been considered one of the greatest mysteries of British
Royal art. Prince Charles, more commonly…
Whilst the eventual move to expel the
remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords as well as moves
to completely reform the house and remove all traces of the peerage
from this historic chamber is drawing ever closer, many say the
peerage is gradually losing its significance. The titles themselves
are not going anywhere though, it seems. Modernisation attempts to
help carry the hereditary…
