We have seen so far how Shakespeare has collated various rumours and fabrications to construct a villain in his King Richard III who is a murderer, cold blooded and willing to admit his vicious deeds. We have seen how the foundations were laid for a man capable of killing a young prince in Edward of Westminster. Add to this the killing of a king, Henry VI and there remains only one piece of the…
Prime Minister of New Zealand to visit Queen at Balmoral Castle
11th September 2013
NZ PM John Key With Prince William
Prime Minister of New Zealand The Right Honourable John Key has been extended an invitation by Her Majesty The Queen to visit Balmoral Castle along with his wife and children later this month. The visit will be his fifth official one with…
From hen houses to bee hives, organic preserves to shortbread, the Highgrove Shop sells exclusive products that often reflect the personal interests of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
The latest product on offer is an “ethically grown cedar” hedgehog house, which…
Since The Queen ascended the throne in 1952, there have been more than 130 official portraits of her by many different artists. However, one royal portrait painted to mark the Queen’s 80th birthday has ‘disappeared’.
The painting captured by Australian born Rolf Harris had been on display in many places from the BBC to Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery but now the painting…
The Duke of York was challenged by armed officers on Wednesday in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, The Sunday Express reports.
Scotland Yard have confirmed that a man was stopped in the Palace gardens at around 6pm on Wednesday and ordered to verify his identity, but said…
A man has been arrested at Buckingham Palace on suspicion of burglary, trespass and criminal damage, it is reported today. The man was arrested for the break in on Monday at about 10:20pm. The man was found in one of the State Rooms at the Palace which are currently open to…
A team of experts have concluded that Richard III who was found buried in Leicester last year, suffered with a roundworm infection.
In a soil sample taken from the pelvis of the King, scientists found many roundworm eggs. Ever since King Richard’s skeleton was found under a carpark in Sepetember last year, scientists have been conducting careful analysis of the remains to give us more…
On a spring day, April 14th 1857 the last of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s children was born. The little princess’s baptism took place in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace on the 16th June 1857, she wore the same baptism gown that was worn by her…
Last week, I wrote about King George I. Click here to read about his life and reign.
A bust of King George II
Born George Augustus on 30 October 1683 to the future King George I and Sophia Dorothea of Celle, King George II was the last British Monarch to be born outside…
On 22nd August 1485 King Richard III led a thunderous charge of cavalry across the field at the Battle of Bosworth in an attempt to crush Henry Tudor, the invader who laid claim to Richard’s throne. Unlike the presentation given by The White Queen, it was not a dozen men in half their armour with no helmets on scrapping in a snow dusted forest. Upwards of 15,000 men took the field that day and…
