In the second episode of this series, Dr
David Starkey will examine how the dramatic events of the
seventeenth century reflected the music being created at the time.
This century saw the succession of the Stuart monarchy, the bloody
English Civil War, the execution of a monarch, mass religious
conflict, and the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II. The
fate of the monarchy was severely…
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of
Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy at the Lindo Wing of St
Mary’s Hospital, London. The Duchess was taken to the Lindo Wing in
the early hours of Monday morning in what was termed ‘the early
stages of labour’. Kate was safely…
Prime Minister David Cameron has said
that he is doubtful he will get a private meeting of the Royal Baby
earlier than anyone else. “I doubt it,” David said when asked if he
was going to be given a special meeting with the little one after
the summer. “I think you’ve…
Baby Cambridge‘s birthday has finally
arrived, or at least let us hope so! Many of us “Anglogeeks” and
our friends across the pond have being checking Twitter, BBC and
the like feverishly the past week to hopefully find some little
nugget of information that the heir to the Windsor throne was on
the way. So will it be Alexandra Elizabeth Diana or some combo of
that name? Might it be James…
With The Duchess of Cambridge in labour
and the world awaiting the birth of a new Prince of Princess, it
would be fitting to look back at how the entry of Royal
children into the monarchy has been celebrated throughout history.
In the medieval period, when the risk of…
Prince Charles may be about the become a
grandfather for a first time, but it was business as usual for the
Royal this morning as he visited York. The Prince of Wales in is
Yorkshire for a two-day visit and was visiting the National Railway
Museum when he was asked about the…
The Duchess of Cambridge’s labour is
“progressing as normal” a spokesman for the couple has confirmed.
As we reported this morning, Kate was admitted to the Lindo Wing at
around 5.30am, with the official statement confirming the news at
around 7.30am. The Royal Baby is on the way. Prince William is
currently by his wife’s side and the couple travelled by car to the
hospital from Kensington…
The Lindo Wing, where the eyes of the
world will watch when the announcement is made that Kate has given
birth. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge has been
admitted to hospital ‘in the early stages of labour’ She was
admitted in the early hours of this morning…
Prince George was born on 20th December
1902 at York cottage on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. He was
the fifth edition to the Prince and Princess of Wales’ growing
family. As was the custom in the early 20th century the upbringing
of children especially Royal children…
In the final episode of this enlightening
series, Philippa Gregory concludes her analysis of the three women
who were tied up in the Cousins’ War which dominated the fifteenth
century. Gregory will look in depth at the lead up to the battle of
Tewkesbury and how this battle determined the futures of Elizabeth
Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville. After learning about
her father’s…
