Over 500 years after his death, and
nearly three years after the discovery of his remains under a
Leicester car park, King Richard III is finally set to get the
funeral that he deserves, as his reburial procession got underway
in Leicester today. Richard III’s remains made the journey from the
site of the Battle of Bosworth to Leicester Cathedral, which is to
be the Plantagenet ruler’s…
The Queen-in-Council issued a
proclamation setting out the dates when Parliament will be
prorogued ahead of its dissolution, heralding the beginning of the
short campaign for the British General Election on this May.
The Order read that Parliament would be prorogued (which…
Buckingham Palace to open State Rooms Grand Entrance for first time during annual summer opening
18th March 2015
As Buckingham Palace prepares to welcome
the swathes of tourists for the annual summer opening, visitors
will for the first time be able to enter through the Grand
Entrance. Previously, the entrance had been reserved for visiting
Heads of State but the Palace will throw…
Petition to give Anne Boleyn a Royal Pardon after she was 'wrongly accused' of her crimes
14th March 2015
An e-petition has been created to try and
grant Anne Boleyn a Royal Pardon after it is believed that she
was ‘wrongly accused’ of the crimes that led to her execution in
1536. In addition to asking for a Royal Pardon, the petition
calls for the former Queen of England to be reburied in Westminster
Abbey along with her daughter, Elizabeth I. Anne Boleyn was the
second wife of King…
For years, it was believed that King
Richard III had dark hair and black eyes. That is how he is
portrayed in his portraits, and the image certainly is consistent
with that of a notorious King, rumoured to have murdered his
nephews. But now, scientists say that the last of…
Henry VIII’s illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy’s tomb recreated by University of Leicester
11th March 2015
Henry Fitzroy, the illegitimate male heir
of King Henry VIII, would never ascend the throne, his tomb though
was designed as if he were already King. 3D scan of 3rd Duke’s
monument, Framlingham Photo Credit: University of Leicester In
2013, the dismantled tombs of…
King George I, King George II, King
George III, King George IV and Queen Victoria. All Hanoverian
Monarchs of the United Kingdom but the House of Hanover also
presented us with another King – William IV. He may not have
brought the Hanoverians to Britain like his great-grandfather or
had the lengthy reign like his father and his niece but he was King
nonetheless, a King whose reign saw…
Alexandrina Victoria chose to reign as
Queen Victoria There are few circumstances in which one may pick
their name, ascending the throne is one such. Upon becoming
Sovereign, the new King or Queen may choose to use a new name to
reign in. This is known as a regnal…
The Royal Family to commemorate the Centenary of Gallipoli Campaign and Anzac Day in UK and Turkey
6th March 2015
Members of The Royal Family will attend
various engagements in April to commemorate the centenary of the
Gallipoli Campaign as well as Anzac Day. The Gallipoli Campaign was
a First World War campaign that took place on the Gallipoli
peninsula in the Ottoman Empire between…
Henry VIII's evidence for annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon discovered
5th March 2015
A book of legal and philosophical advice,
used as evidence by King Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell to bring
about the annulment of The King’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon,
has recently been discovered in Cornwall. The leather-bound tome
contained a summary of the theories of the medieval philosopher
William of Ockham and found on the shelves of the library at
Lanhydrock, a National Trust…
