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Woking Palace: A Royal and Illustrious Legacy

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The bodies of the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia are exhumed

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Monarchy Rules: a look at Edward VII

Today, our dear Prince Harry would be what many may define as a “playboy prince”, but he doesn’t even begin to hold a candle to his ancestor Edward VII. King Edward VII of Britain – From the painting by W. H. Margetson Born 9 November 1841 to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Albert Edward would hold the title of heir apparent longer than any other member of the royal…
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Monarchy Rules: a look at George V

George V was born George Frederick Ernest Albert to the Prince and Princess of Wales, the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, on 3 June 1865. He was their second child, their first being Prince Albert Victor. When George was twelve, he and his brother were sent to…
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The other side of the story - Our shortest reigning Monarchs

In just a short while, The Queen will overtake the record set by Queen Victoria and go on to become the longest reigning Monarch in British history. But while Her Majesty has been blessed with a long reign, filled with prosperity and happiness, there are others who have not…
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Edward & Joan: A Plantagenet Love Story

“The most beautiful woman in all the realm of England, and the most loving,” fourteenth-century French chronicler, Jean Froissart once said of Joan of Kent. Joan, known by the sobriquet of “the Fair Maid of Kent,” was thirty-two and recently widowed upon the death of her late husband, Thomas de Holland, Earl of Kent. A Woman of Controversy The right panel of the Wilton Diptych…
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Royal Portraiture: Propaganda Painting

Today, images of the Royal Family are everywhere. As technology advances, we can instantly retrieve images of any member of the Royal Family, both in private and outperforming their royal duties. Now, because of this, the members of the royal family can be recognized…
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Stories of the Stuarts: Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart

Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart was the second child of King James II and his second wife, Mary of Modena. Born on 28th June 1692 at St-Germain-en-Laye, Louisa was referred to as The Princess Royal by her father’s supporters, the Jacobites. James Francis Edward and Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart. The newborn baby was christened as Louisa Maria, Louisa in honour of King Louis XIV in response to the…
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