The Queen ascended to the throne on 2 February 1952, upon the death of her father King George VI, but was not crowned for more than a year afterwards, as the period of mourning required wouldn’t allow a swift ceremony, and the planning behind it would take some time.
The Queen’s coronation date was chosen reportedly because it was the most likely to be a nice day, weather-wise, however, it…
On this day in 1670 King Charles II, his sister Princess Henrietta, and King Louis XIV of France made a deal behind closed doors.
In 1534 King Henry VIII formally severed English ties to the Catholic Church by the passing of laws through Parliament including The Act of…
On this day in 1840, John Francis made a second attempt at an assassination of Queen Victoria. The day prior, John Francis had misfired his gun after aiming at Queen Victoria and fled. Prince Albert and a young boy were the only two to witness the incident. It was decided by…
A controversial figure in the 1930s, this King caused a scandal when he became the first royal to abdicate the throne – and he did it for love.
Born on 23 June 1894 as David, he was the first son of the future George V and his wife, Mary of Teck.
Edward VIII became King on 20 January 1936 but by the end of the year would relinquish his title to his younger brother, Prince Albert, who became…
“Will Her Majesty the Queen take part in the EU referendum elections?” many people around the globe may asking themselves.
Well, first things first, let us briefly discuss why the United Kingdom will hold a referendum election in June 23, 2016.
What is a referendum…
Coming up on June 28, Prince Harry will host a musical concert open to the public to raise money for his African charity, Sentabale, which helps children and young people with HIV/AIDS. Chris Martin, frontman of the popular band, Coldplay, wrote the theme song for Prince…
On this day 1487, the pretender Lambert Simnel was crowned as King Edward VI in Dublin. The boy was ten years old at the time, and kept up the pretence for nearly a month before the rebels who supported him were defeated at the Battle of Stoke Field.
In August 1485, Henry Tudor took the crown of England under dubious circumstances. During the reign of his predecessor Richard III, the two sons of…
Britain has two months to raise £10m to save most famous Armada portrait of Elizabeth I
23rd May 2016
The famous Armada portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, which was once owned by Sir Francis Drake, is to be sold for the first time in 400 years, as a £10m campaign is launched to save it. It has been privately held by the Tyrwhitt-Drake family for generations and it is now up…
The short service of remembrance, known as The Ceremony of the Lilies and the Roses, is held every 21 May, to commemorate the fact that Henry VI, England’s so-called “saintly king”, died at the Tower of London in 1471.
Tradition has adopted the Norman Wakefield Tower…
A man has been charged with trespass after allegedly making his way into the gardens of Buckingham Palace after scaling the perimeter wall.
Police detained the 41-year-old at 8:37pm yesterday evening, seven minutes after he climbed over the wall and triggered an alarm within the grounds. A spokesman for Scotland Yard said that the man was not armed and the Metropolitan Police have confirmed…
