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Did one of Queen Victoria's daughters have a secret child?

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23rd October 2023
Princess Louise, the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, holds an interesting spot in history. She supported higher education for women and feminist causes and was closely involved in the arts – not at all common for a Victorian princess. In opposition to her siblings, her mother wanted her to marry a British suitor rather than a foreign one. Louise married the…
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A new twist in the hunt for a Thai successor to the throne

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21st October 2023
There’s a new twist in the search for a successor to the Thai throne.Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, King Rama X’s third child and second son, may not be eligible to be King of Thailand.According to reporter and Thai royal insider Andrew MacGregor Marshall, Vacharaesorn, 42, has a wife and child in the United States, which disqualifies him for the Thai throne.The Palace Law…
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The royal bridesmaid who became a queen

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21st October 2023
As 1922 got under way, newspapers began to run excited articles about a royal wedding. The only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary was about to say ‘I do’ and every moment of her marriage ceremony was up for scrutiny. Princess Mary’s wedding dress…
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The suspicious death of a king which remains a mystery centuries later

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20th October 2023
As the third son of William the Conqueror, William II had already made his mark before he even became king. His exact date of birth is not known but it is accepted that it took place around 1056 in Normandy, France. He had two older brothers, Robert Curthose and Richard, and a younger brother named Henry. His early years aren’t covered in great detail by chroniclers of the time although as…
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Conquest and civil war - how England's first modern royal house rose then fell from power

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18th October 2023
Nine royal houses have ruled England since the Norman Conquest in 1066 and all of them have made their mark. But eight have seen their power pass elsewhere. The Conqueror’s crown passed to another dynasty within a century of his victory at Hastings – what happened to the House of Norman?The House of NormanThe dynasty had come to power in England in 1066 following the famous…
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