In case you missed it, there’s been an
election in the US and it’s caused quite the stir there and around
the world. Donald Trump will return to the White House in January
2025 as the 47th President, having left there in less than calm
circumstances in January 2021 as the 45th incumbent. The last
person to win two non concurrent terms was Grover Cleveland who
occupied the Oval Office…
Meet the Prince of Wales who gave his title to one of the most enduring fashion patterns of all
7th November 2024
It’s a staple of high street fashion and
top end stylists alike and now Prince William has joined the fan
club for the Prince of Wales check. There’s perhaps no one more
suitable right now to wear the famous pattern and William chose it
for the awards ceremony…
The Stuart dynasty changed forever with
King Charles I. His turbulent reign ended with his execution and
the monarchy’s abolishment. However, he was never meant to be king.
Who was meant to be the second Stuart monarch? Prince Henry
Frederick was born on 19 February…
She was the royal bride everyone wanted
to see and her wedding to one of the most sought after princes in
the world made headlines around the world. As befitted this very
regal marriage, the presents included a dazzling diamond tiara that
went on to become a family heirloom. In the winter of 1934, London
was alight with excitement over the marriage of a beautiful
princess and a handsome prince.
She was the long dead widow who was used
by a king to overthrow his own nephew and yet her name is all but
forgotten today. Eleanor Butler was the woman who helped change the
royal history of England forever and almost brought one of its most
famous dynasties to disaster…
The princess at the heart of a famous plot who became a tragic queen
4th November 2024
Remember, remember, the fifth of November
– Guy Fawkes Day is almost here once again. But who is the princess
that was at the heart of the Gunpowder Plot? Meet Elizabeth
Stuart, the daughter of a king who grew up to be a queen given a
romantic title that has echoed…
The Austrian Archduchess whose immunity led to her becoming a queen
2nd November 2024
Marie Antoinette is one of the most
talked about figures in history, known for centuries as the poster
child for the excesses of the French court. But a disfiguring
disease played a part in her marrying the heir to the French
throne. Archduchess Maria Antonia Josefa Johanna was born on
2 November 1755 to the Empress Maria Theresa and Francis I, Holy
Roman Emperor. She was the youngest…
Tsar Nicholas II, one of the most
disastrous rulers in modern history, ascended the throne on 1
November 1894. Grand Duke Nicholas was born in May 1868 to the
Tsarevitch, Alexander Alexandrovitch, and the Tsesarevna, Maria
Feodorovna. During his childhood, he would…
Queens and witchcraft aren’t words that
go together. In books and in films, witches are the wicked women
who stand in the way of pretty princesses as they search for a
happy ending. In the history of royalty, witchcraft was a tool to
use against women who might…
Marie Antoinette is without a doubt one
of the most tragic figures in royal history. And part of her
downfall was due to a diamond necklace that she never owned. King
Louis XV commissioned a diamond necklace for his beloved mistress,
Madame du Barry. He chose two jewellers from Paris, Charles Auguste
Boehmer and Paul Bassenge, to create the 2,000,000 livre necklace
which was meant to…
