King Sverre Sigurdsson is the Norwegian
king who the Pope banned. Sverre was King of Norway from 1177 to
1202, and shortly after Sverre took over the throne, conflicts with
the church began. The Norwegian Archbishop had been allied with
Sverre’s opponent to the throne, Erling Skakke, and Sverre made
sure to revoke many of the church’s rights. The conflict worsened
to such an extent…
From Tudor palaces to Egyptian pyramids,
there’s nothing like a good royal-themed novel to sweep you away to
a new place when travel isn’t possible. The Royal Central team is
sharing some of our recent favourite fiction picks. Kristin
Contino, Chief…
Royalty has always been the subject of
imagery but some moments stick in the mind and take on an
historical resonance all of their own. In this occasional series,
Royal Central takes a look at some of the most famous images in
royal history. The Image – King George…
She was the long dead widow who was used
by a king to overthrow his own nephew and yet her name is all but
forgotten today. Eleanor Butler was the woman who helped change the
royal history of England forever and almost brought one of its most
famous dynasties to disaster before they had even secured the
throne. But was she also Queen of England? Eleanor never claimed a
crown for herself but as…
There’s a new book marking the Duchess of
Cambridge’s ten years in the Royal Family that focuses on her
fashion over the past decade. Containing almost 200 photos, The
Duchess of Cambridge A Decade of Modern Royal Style by Bethan Holt
takes the reader on a…
Joseph Bonaparte is best known for two
things, firstly he was the brother of one of Europe’s most famous
Emperors, Napoleon I, and secondly, he was himself King of two
European nations, Spain and Naples. What is not so well known is
what happened to this monarch after…
The cast and crew of Netflix’s royal
family drama The Crown have been honoured today with an impressive
six Golden Globe nominations for its newest series, released in
November 2020. The Crown led the television category with its six
Golden Globe nods, and Netflix as a whole dominated with a huge 42
nominations for its programmes. Series four of The Crown was
nominated for best…
King Haakon V has a special role in
Norwegian history. He is known as the king who finally reunited
Norway after 110 years of civil war. He unified Norwegian power and
created an empire that stretched over Norway, Iceland, Greenland,
the Faroe Islands and parts of…
Royal Wedding Rewind: Willem-Alexander and Maxima of the Netherlands
2nd February 2021
It was a wedding for the history books
and thousands turned out to celebrate. When Willem-Alexander and
Maxima married in 2002, the popularity that has mostly dominated
their time as King and Queen of the Netherlands was on show for all
to see as they were cheered throughout…
With the fourth season of The Crown just
released in November 2020 and filming starting this year for the
next season (and a new cast), and a new photo of Kristin Stewart as
Diana just released, public attention is once again focused on the
current members of the British Royal Family. And with that
increased attention comes the question: is bringing current royals
to life on screen truly…
