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 Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert that the safest way to reduce the threat on their
lives by the hand of John Francis was to…
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…
“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 Harry’s Invictus Games.
The Prince has enlisted Coldplay to headline the concert. Her
Majesty The Queen gave her…
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…
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 as the location where the event took
place. Begun in the 1220’s and jutting out onto Water Lane, itis a
world…
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…
Queen makes alternative entrance at State Opening of Parliament for first time in 63 years
18th May 2016
In the most public concession yet
of her age, The Queen took a lift to the Robing Room
in the Palace of Westminster for this morning’s State Opening
of Parliament, the first time in her 63 years of attending. The
90-year-old monarch, accompanied by the Duke of…
One hotel in Northamptonshire preserves a
possibly extraordinaryfeature within its walls. The Talbot Hotel in
Oundle is located some thirteen miles outside Peterborough and is
aten-minutedrive from Fotheringhay. It preserves the staircase
which is traditionally believed to be the one down which Mary Queen
of Scots walked to her execution in 1587. The scene was painted as
it…
