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#OnThisDay in 1186 Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, son of Henry II, King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine died

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19th September 2016
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, was the third surviving son of King Henry II of England and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. He died on September 19, 1186, predeceasing both his parents and two of his brothers. Geoffrey was born in September 1158. At the time of his birth, King Henry and Queen Eleanor were already parents to two sons, Henry and Richard, and a daughter, Matilda. Geoffrey was named…
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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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The coronation of Russia's last Emperor, Nicolas II

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10th August 2016
Nicolas II of Russia was the last Emperor of Russia, whose reign saw the fall of the Russian Empire. He and his family were brutally executed by the Bolsheviks on 17 July 1918. He began his reign upon the death of his father, Alexander III, on 1 November 1894. Traditionally, coronations had taken place in the Cathedral of the Dormition, and this would be no exception. The coronation took…
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