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The end of the House of Bonaparte

In order to know how a story ends, it is indispensable to understand the essence of how it began. The years leading up to the French Revolution were tumultuous. Deep in a financial crisis, King Louis XVI and his advisors attempted to implement a taxation system, which was highly ostracised. This, coupled with the American Revolutionary War, the Seven Years’ War, and years of bad harvest, the…
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A Royal Murder: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

Around 2:00 am on the 10th February 1567 the area around Kirk O’ Field in Scotland was rocked by two large explosions. Following them, two people were found dead in a nearby orchard. One was Lord Darnley, and the other his valet. His wife Mary, Queen of Scots, was not…
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The history of Her Majesty's Blue Sapphire Jubilee

God save our gracious King…This famous anthem has potential to invoke trips down memory lane and possibly create aristocratic fantasies in the minds of those that sing it with pride. However, one of the greatest Monarchs in British history is not someone who had the dream of Sovereignty. Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George originally of Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George, originally of…
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Buckingham Palace express concern that The Queen is being dragged into the Trump State Visit row

Buckingham Palace has privately expressed concern with Downing Street that The Queen is inadvertently being dragged into the Donald Trump State Visit controversy. According to The Times, the Palace are unhappy that Her Majesty has been put into a politically explosive situation following the heavy controversy that has arisen. The news comes after Downing Street sais that the Prime Minister…
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British politicians call for Donald Trump's State Visit to be cancelled

A significant number of British MPs, including two party leaders, have called for Donald Trump’s State Visit to the United Kingdom to be cancelled following travel restrictions he has put in place to some immigrants. The Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, has said that he is not happy for President Trump’s State Visit to go ahead while the controversial bans preventing people…
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