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#OnThisDay in 1411 Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, father to Edward IV and Richard III, was born

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21st September 2016
Richard Plantagenet was born on 21 September 1411 to Richard of Conisburgh, the third Earl of Cambridge and his wife Anne Mortimer, who died giving birth to him. Richard’s mother was the great-granddaughter of Lionel Antwerp, the first Duke of Clarence, which gave Anne and her descendants a claim to the English throne that many believed was stronger to the reigning house of Lancaster, whose…
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#OnThisDay in 1201 Constance, Duchess of Brittany, daughter of Margaret of Huntingdon died

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5th September 2016
Constance of Brittany was born to Conan IV, Duke of Brittany and his wife, Margaret of Huntingdon – sister to Scottish kings Malcolm IV and William I – in 1161 at Brittany. Duchess of Brittany and Countess of Richmond between 1166 and 1201, Constance was born in a time of struggle as her father battled to reunite the Duchy of Brittany in wars with King Henry II of England. Following the wars…
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The mistresses of the Russian emperors

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31st August 2016
Royal history is dotted with scandalous love stories and so it’s no surprise that the Tsars of Russia have had their fair share of sensational liaisons. Today Royal Central is looking back at some of Russia’s most famous royal mistresses. Nicholas II and Mathilde…
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#OnThisDay in 1972 Prince William of Gloucester died

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28th August 2016
Prince William of Gloucester died on this day in 1972. He was born at Hadley Common, Hertfordshire, on 18 December 1941, the eldest son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (the fourth child of King George V and Queen Mary) and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. As a grandson of the monarch in the male line, he was a Prince of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and styled His Royal…
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The Royal Tours of Canada

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21st August 2016
Anticipation of the Cambridge’s upcoming tour to Canada is building up as we wait for Kensington Palace to officially announce the dates. This certainly is not the first Royal Tour to Canada and won’t even be the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first…
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#OnThisDay in 1844 Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born

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6th August 2016
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, the fourth child and second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, was born on this day in 1844 at Windsor Castle. At birth, he was second in the line of succession behind his elder brother the Prince of Wales. Known affectionately as ‘Affie’ in the family, after a childhood mispronunciation of the name Alfred, he studied violin at Holyrood, Edinburgh. In 1856 it…
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