October is truly the king of all the
autumn months as the leaves turn to gold and regal red and the
fading sun adds a gentle sparkle to all it touches. And it’s marked
the beginning of five royal roads that ended with a crown –
although all five monarchs had very different royal careers. Here
are the men who became the October kings. King Richard III
was born in October 1453, one of five…
Hampton Court is alive with the sound of
music! How many readers sang that in their head as they read that
sentence? The celebration continues marking Hampton Court’s 500th
birthday as Historic Royal Palaces has teamed up with English
Touring Opera to mark 500 years of…
Through the passage of time, every
important historical figure is identified by the mundane or
significant events of their lives. Unfortunately, some of these
facts may unfairly portray them in an unkind light and
obscure other interesting and overlooked details that
shaped…
Queen Victoria’s grandaughter’s heart to be laid to rest after seven decades
29th September 2015
Marie of Romania in 1936, by Philip de
László Queen Marie of Romania’s heart has been in the Natural
Museum of Romanian History since 1971 in a silver box. Now, it’s
finally going home to Pelisor Castle which she loved and where she
lived and died on 18 July 1938 at 5.38 PM, 8 minutes after
lapsing into a coma. The silver casket will be placed on a plinth
behind the couch on which she…
It is being reported that Balmoral Castle
could become Her Majesty The Queen’s second home in the event of
the death of The Duke of Edinburgh. Should Prince Philip die before
her, it is being reported that Queen Elizabeth has expressed a wish
to spend more time at her…
Victoria, Duchess of Kent: Queen Victoria's biggest influence?
25th September 2015
Victoria may not have been the wife of a
King, but anyone who thinks that this diminished her influence
would be thinking wrong. Some may argue that the influence that the
Duchess of Kent possessed over her daughter was for the young
Victoria’s own good, while many will…
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The bodies of the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia are exhumed
24th September 2015
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On Friday 25 September, the Duke of
Gloucester will be visiting the historic and highly unique Blenheim
Palace. Ever since being built at the dawn of the 18th century, it
has been home to a long and illustrious lineage of the Dukes of
Marlborough. Over the centuries, it has…
Westminster Abbey has been the site of
many weddings, coronations and of course funerals. Over 3,300
people are buried in Westminster from royalty to nobility to
scientists, and now we can add to that number. Westminster Abbey
has been demolishing a 1950s lavatory block to make room for a new
tower, which will be used to bring visitors to the attics of the
building. Westminster Abbey Underneath…
