History

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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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…
Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

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 effigy…
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Palaces & Buildings

New tower to be added to Westminster Abbey

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26th February 2015
In what some have seen as a landmark decision, the Westminster City Council has granted permission to Westminster Abbey to begin planning for a new stair and lift tower to be constructed at the east end of the church. This project will enable, for the first time, public access to the eastern Triforium of the Abbey. The Triforium is an elevated internal gallery that will be modified into a new…
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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother: A Life in Decades - 1950s

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13th February 2015
In this instalment of The Queen Mother’s life, we look at the 1950s, no doubt a sad but also memorable decade for Elizabeth. The decade started off on a high for Queen Elizabeth, as she welcomed her second grandchild in 1950: Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, a sister for Prince Charles, born in 1948. After an operation to improve his circulation, The King needed his wife and daughters to…
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