Saturday in Chicago by Cindy Stockman It
was early Saturday evening and I tuned into NPR (National Public
Radio) to catch the BBC news. What I thought was a typical evening
of listening to the news before heading out to dinner proved to be
wrong. It was Sunday morning in Paris and reports were coming in
that Diana, Princess of Wales had been in a car accident. The
reports were frenetic and the…
It wasn't just Mountbatten who perished
in the boat; one of his twin grandson's, Nicholas, and a local boat
boy, Paul Maxwell, also died as a result of the bomb explosion.
Another passenger on the boat, the Dowager Lady Brabourne, died the
day after the attack from…
“Great by birth, greater by marriage,
greatest in her offspring: here lies Matilda, the daughter, wife,
and mother of Henry” – The epitaph on Empress Matilda’s tomb In
the first blog of this series, we looked at the prominent
medieval figure of Eleanor of…
th century. The Navy is the oldest of the
British Armed Services and was the largest and most powerful from
the 18th century until the middle of the 20th century. With its
fabled history, it is no surprise that the Royal Navy is a premier
choice for service of The Royal Family. According to the Official
Website of the British Monarchy, it states: “Throughout history,
Kings and Queens have had…
one chap who is constantly sticking his
nose into things that don’t concern him, badgers people about
issues he knows nothing about or constantly insists that they know
what is going on and everyone should listen to them. These people
are all around us and, let’s face…
The Battle of Bosworth, which was fought
on 22nd August 1485, is one of England’s defining battles as it
resulted in the end of Richard III’s reign and led to Henry
Tudor becoming King Henry VII. This marked the beginning of the
infamous Tudor dynasty. Henry Tudor had a…
'Gloriana', as she was once referred to,
will return to the city on Saturday 13th September after a break of
four and half centuries as part of the Open Cambridge Festival. The
Festival will also see courtiers and musicians accompanying the
Tudor Queen. The Queen will be met at the Guildhall by the Mayor of
Cambridge Gerri Bird, recreating the single appearance that Good
Queen Bess made…
Today in 1765 King William IV was born in
Buckingham Palace. So often looked over by historians and royalists
alike, William IV lived an extraordinary life that covered war,
peace, rebellion and personal triumph. He is perhaps best known for
being the oldest person to come…
Perhaps one of the most enduring aspects
of Medieval England is heraldry. Though it originated in the 12th
century, coats of arms and other forms of heraldry continue to be
used even today, be it by religious and educational institutions,
by countries, and, most importantly…
then Princess Elizabeth, was born in
Clarence House at 11:50am. Princess Anne, who today is recognised
across the world as a shining example of Royalty putting in hard
graft and work, was baptised later on 21 October 1950 in the Music
Room of Buckingham Palace. Her Godparents were: Queen Elizabeth
(her maternal Grandmother), Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark
(her paternal Grandmother), Earl…
