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…
At the request of the former Prime
Minister David Cameron, The Queen will bestow honours to 46
individuals who are named on his controversial resignations honours
list. The Prime Minister’s Resignation Honours are granted by Her
Majesty the Queen at the request of an…
The future Louis VIII of France was born
on 5 September 1187 as the son of Philip II of France and Isabella
of Hainault. Isabella died in 1190 after giving birth to short
lived twin boys and Louis inherited the Country of Artois through
her. On 23 May 1200 Louis was married…
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family
were murdered by Bolsheviks on 17 July 1918. Nicholas was the last
Emperor of Russia and a first cousin of George V, as well as Haakon
VII of Norway and Constantine I of Greece. He was forced to
abdicate on 15 March 1917. He and his family were then imprisoned.
He had hoped to be able to live in exile in the United Kingdom. The
British government initially…
#OnThisDay in 1685 James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles II, was executed on Tower Hill
15th July 2016
James was the eldest illegitimate son of
Charles II and his mistress Lucy Walter. He was born in 1649, in
Rotterdam in the Netherlands after both Charles and Lucy had fled
there following the execution of Charles I. He was not part of the
succession to either the English or…
The Queen has appointed Theresa May as
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during a private audience at
Buckingham Palace. Mrs May was summoned to the Palace following
David Cameron’s resignation, and was asked whether she could
command a government. Theresa May, 59…
Theresa May will become the next British
Prime Minister after her rival, Andrea Leadsom, withdrew from the
race on Monday. The Queen may have to return from her visit to
Scotland early in order to oversee the handover from David Cameron
to Mrs May. After Margaret Thatcher, Mrs May is only the second
female to hold the office of Prime Minister. Theresa May and Andrea
Leadsom were supposed to battle…
Richard Neville, also known as “Warwick
the Kingmaker” was born on the 22nd of November in 1428. He was the
eldest son of Richard Neville (hence his name), 5th Earl of
Salisbury and Lady Alice; only daughter and the heiress of Thomas,
the last Montacute Earl of…
Lady Jane Grey, or Lady Jane Dudley, was
proclaimed Queen on this day in 1553. She has been commonly
referred to as The Nine Days Queen. She was the great-granddaughter
of Henry VII through his daughter Mary, Queen of France. From 10
July to the 19 July, she was the de facto…
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Walpole was born in 1736, a time when the importance of
Parliament had grown. In fact, she herself was a grand-daughter…
