History

Mary - Queen Of Hearts?

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12th January 2014
<![CDATA[Whenever Queen Mary, Consort of King George V, is mentioned, what do you think? A stern, old fashioned matriarch who did not care about her family or do you think a traditional, caring queen who not only loved her family but also loved her country. Here I would like to look at the life and times of Queen Mary, from her upbringing as Mary of Teck to Queen of the United Kingdom and…
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History

Anne of Cleves, A Flanders Mare: Part 1

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11th January 2014
<![CDATA[Everyone knows that Henry VIII had six wives, with the rhyme ‘Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived’, recording their largely unenviable fates. Henry’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, is a household name, but what of the other Queen Anne – the…
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Prince Harry could move into Kensington Palace apartment next door to the Cambridges

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6th January 2014
<![CDATA[Prince Harry could move into an apartment next door to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Kensington Palace according to some reports. Princess Michael of Kent, who also lives next door to William and Catherine has said that Harry could move into the residence currently occupied by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. Princess Michael told Tatler magazine that the Duke and Duchess…
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History

William III - The Invader King

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28th December 2013
On this day in 1688, the Dutch Stateholder William III of Orange made a triumphant march into London ending the reign of King James II. In what history has since coined the “Glorious Revolution” William of Orange invaded England on the 5th of November 1688. It would however, take nearly two months of struggle for William to depose of King James and claim the throne for himself and his wife…
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State & Ceremonial

Royal Family set to join Queen for Christmas at Sandringham

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23rd December 2013
Members of the Royal Family are set to join The Queen for Christmas at Sandringham House tomorrow, with all members expected to be in attendance this year. The Royal Family traditionally gather annually at Sandringham for Christmas. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh themselves left for Sandringham House on Thursday, setting off from Kings Cross Station in London and travelling by normal scheduled…
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