History

300th anniversary of the beginning of the House of Hanover

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6th August 2014
<![CDATA[The Stuart dynasty has ceased to exist and Queen Anne of Great Britain is dead. The year is 1714 and the reign of the House of Hanover is only just beginning… Almost instantly, the question of how this new, foreign dynasty came to rule Great Britain springs to mind. The Act of Settlement 1701 was passed in the instance that Queen Anne died without an heir. Even after baring many…
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History

History Rewind: The Act of Union 1800 is passed

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1st August 2014
<![CDATA[In this country, you can barely walk anywhere at the moment without hearing the debate concerning whether Scotland should leave the United Kingdom and become its own entity. It’s being discussed in pubs, and bars…(actually the only places I go to are pubs and…
History

History Rewind - Mary I of England Marries Philip II of Spain

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25th July 2014
<![CDATA[As we all know there are a lot of Mary’s in English history – possibly too many! For me, there’s one that stands out easily as the most memorable as her name lends itself to my favourite drink after a heavy night. 'Bloody Mary’, as she is infamously known as, was the eldest daughter of Henry VIII from his first wife Catherine of Aragon. It was on this day in 1554…
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State & Ceremonial

Lords of the Manor face losing ancient rights

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21st July 2014
<![CDATA[Parliament's justice committee has announced it intends to launch an inquiry into the ancient rights of Lords of the Manor as part of investigations in response to a number of letters received in recent months by the Government relating to lords of manor formally asserting their rights. The title of Lord of the Manor is one of the only titles that can be legally bought and…
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FeaturesHistory

New Findings about Richard III - Remains Reexamined

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3rd July 2014
<![CDATA[Although Shakespeare credited King Richard III with being a hunchback —and thus identified him with an evil creature who could murder his two nephews to gain the throne—new studies are calling this a mistake. Being one of Duchess Cecily Neville’s three sons to live into adulthood, Richard was given the title Duke of Gloucester before he took to the throne after the death of…
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