Palaces & Buildings

Buckingham Palace to open State Rooms Grand Entrance for first time during annual summer opening

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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 open the doors for ‘A Royal Welcome’ – this year’s summer opening exhibition. Visitors will be gain a…
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History

Henry VIII’s illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy’s tomb recreated by University of Leicester

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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 Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, and Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, were discovered. The tombs were being constructed at the…
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History

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…
History

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…
State & Ceremonial

The Royal Family to commemorate the Centenary of Gallipoli Campaign and Anzac Day in UK and Turkey

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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 25th April 1915 and 9th January 1916. Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that commemorates…
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History

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 Parr, but was put off by the thought of marrying a powerful strong-willed wife. Katherine had already previously given birth…
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