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Preview of episode eight of ‘The White Queen’

Time moves on remarkably quickly in this BBC series. It is the only way that the producers have been able to fit in decades of dramatic history without missing out as many details as possible. This episode begins with a prominent date in many royal historians minds – 1483. Max Irons fans, be prepared for this episode; Edward IV falls gravely ill. Knowing his fate, Edward names his brother…
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The Forgotten Monarchs - Part 4

This fourth blog in the series focuses on the joint married Monarchs, Queen Mary II and King William III. Queen Mary being the fifth Monarch of the House of Stuart and King William being the first Monarch (in England) of the House of Orange. Mary was born on 30th April 1662 at St James’s Palace to the future King James II and his first wife Lady Anne Hyde. At the time of her birth, the…
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Prince George is a "beautiful baby" says Camilla

The Duchess of Cornwall has revealed one-week-old Prince George is a really “beautiful baby.” Camilla was attending the Sandringham Flower Show with Prince Charles on Wednesday when she was asked by 73-year-old Freda Aspinall about the new addition to the…
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‘Great British Music’ - episode three of David Starkey’s ‘Music and Monarchy’

In the third episode of this series, Dr David Starkey concentrates his investigation into how the Great British music has been influenced by our monarchy by looking at the eighteenth century. The 1700s was a time of economic boom for the British people and the military was a significant source of power. However, this was a time of great delicacy for our monarchy. The effects of the English Civil…
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The Meaning Behind Prince George's Name

The announcement of the name of our new heir sparked, within moments, speculation about the reason why the three given names were chosen. His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge bears a traditional title but just why were these names chosen? George has been a popular name amongst Kings in British history, from George I in the eighteenth century, the son of Sophia of Hanover…
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