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The women behind the Crown: Influential Queen Mothers – Katherine of Aragon

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14th August 2014
<![CDATA[“She could quite easily take the field, muster a great army, and wage against me a war as fierce as any her mother Isabella ever wages in Spain”. – Henry VIII Some readers may question why I have decided to include Katherine of Aragon in this blog series on prominent Queen Mothers, possibly because she never actually lived to see her only-surviving child, Mary, ascend to the…
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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…
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William, Kate and Harry's visit to the Tower of London

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28th July 2014
<![CDATA[On Tuesday, 5th August, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge along with Prince Harry will pay a visit to the Tower of London, to see the 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red', an installation of poppies in the Tower's moat. Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that looks after unoccupied Royal palaces in the UK, are going to mark the 100th anniversary of the First…
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History Rewind: The Abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots

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24th July 2014
<![CDATA[Today in 1567 Mary Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate in favour of her infant son James. James would ultimately become King James I of England and VI of Scotland in 1603. To understand how this young, vibrant and, by all accounts, attractive Queen came to turning the majority of the Scottish nobility against her and being forced to abdicate, we must look at her short and…
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Number 1... Fire! - A guide to royal gun salutes

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10th July 2014
<![CDATA[A Royal Gun Salute indicates a special royal occasion. Salutes are fired from specific locations in London and other official places in the United Kingdom. Military saluting stations are London, Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, Cardiff and Hillsborough Castle in County Down, Northern Ireland. In London, salutes are fired in Hyde Park by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery and at…
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