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Petition to give Anne Boleyn a Royal Pardon after she was 'wrongly accused' of her crimes

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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…
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King William IV - The Forgotten Hanoverian

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10th March 2015
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…
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Monarchy Monday: All in a 'regnal' name

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9th March 2015
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…
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Henry VIII's evidence for annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon discovered

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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…
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Could Henry VIII have had a seventh wife?

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4th March 2015
A shocking new book claims that Henry VIII very nearly got married for a seventh time in his life, to a woman called Katherine Willoughby. Henry VIII’s Last Love, written by David Baldwin, suggests that the King had planned to divorce his wife at the time, Catherine…
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The face of a nation: New coin portrait of The Queen unveiled by Royal Mint in London

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2nd March 2015
The Royal Mint has, this morning, unveiled the new portrait of The Queen which will soon appear on UK coins in an event at London’s National Portrait Gallery. Adam Lawrence, CEO of The Royal Mint unveils the new portrait of The Queen which will appear on UK coins from today. The new portrait, only the fifth time it has changed in Her Majesty’s reign, replaces the current Rank-Broadley…
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