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A Quick Review of the Six Wives of Henry the 8th by Alison Weir

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4th April 2014
<![CDATA[ The Queen, the Lover, the Mother, the Outcast, the Victim and the Survivor; the six wives of Henry the 8th. Historian and Tudor expert Alison Weir brings to life these six remarkable women in her book titled The Six Wives of Henry the 8th. The book is divided into three main chapters. In the first, the reader is introduced to the ‘Princess from Spain’,  Catherine of…
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History

History Rewind: Windsor gems sell for record price

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3rd April 2014
<![CDATA[ On 3 April 1987 the late Duchess of Windsor’s jewellery fetched £31m ($50m) at auction in Switzerland. The sum was six times the expected figure projected the collection would garner. It was said that 1,000 bidders and 300 members of the media packed into…
State & Ceremonial

The President of Singapore to make State Visit after invitation from The Queen

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30th March 2014
<![CDATA[Tony Tan Keng Yam, the President of Singapore, will make an official State Visit to the United Kingdom in October following an invitation from The Queen. During the visit, Tony Tan will be accompanied by his wife, Mrs Mary Tan, and the couple will stay in Buckingham Palace. This is the first State Visit to the United Kingdom by a President of the Republic of Singapore. The…
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'Glorious Georges' to open at Historic Royal Palaces

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23rd March 2014
<![CDATA[The Georgian Era, known so because of the reign of four King Georges in succession, was one of the most significant eras in British royal history. Although the first king arrived from Germany and spoke almost no English, the Glorious Georges, as they are known, soon gained support from the people, and are popularly known even today. This year, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of…
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History

97 years since the fall of Imperial Russia

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20th March 2014
<![CDATA[ For 634 years, some form of monarchy had been in operation in Russia, first as the Principality of Moscow, then as the Tsardom of Russia, and more recently, the Russian Empire with some of the most high profile monarchs to ever reign in Europe from Ivan the…
History

Fussy eaters: George V and Mary's notes to staff to go up for auction

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18th March 2014
<![CDATA[Recently, notes sent from King George V and Queen Mary to their staff were uncovered in an archive. The archive compiled of around sixty notes and scraps of paper, detailing service life in the Royal Household at the turn of the 20th century. A servant was sent the notes from the Royal couple, which complained about the food they received, and their dietary preferences. George V was…
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