The King’s Curse is quite simply an epic
read and Philippa Gregory, author of the acclaimed The Cousins War
series, tells the story of deposed royal, Margaret Pole, quite
spectacularly. Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. Margaret Pole
is the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, who in turn was the
brother of two Plantagenet Kings, Edward IV and Richard III. She is
also the cousin of Queen…
The stories of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters: Princess Alix of Hesse, the last Tsarina
26th August 2015
Before the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917
the Russian Empire was a Monarchy ruled over by the Tsar and
his Consort. The last of these consorts was the wife of Tsar
Nicholas II, Alexandra Feodorovna or, as she was known as a child,
Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine. Born on…
While King Henry VIII lived, his greatest
fear was dying without a male heir to the throne. As it turns out,
he needn’t have worried, for when he died in 1547, King Henry was
succeeded by his son Edward VI. But the new King Edward was very
frail and sickly boy of nine, and…
Monarchy Monday: The love story of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip
24th August 2015
No questions asked Queen Victoria, and
Prince Albert have one of the most famous love stories of the royal
family of all time. Although Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip do
have one that comes a close second. Princess Elizabeth, Prince
Philip and Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent, 1951 It all started
when the two met at the wedding of Philip’s cousin, Princess Marina
of Greece and Denmark to…
As summer draws to an end, there is a new
royal fashion queen in town and it’s not who you might expect. In
the quiet days of August, several polls have appeared telling us
who the most stylish royals are and one woman keeps floating to the
top of them. The Duchess of…
In our present series on Royal Central,
we are looking back at the women who were granddaughters of Queen
Victoria. In some ways, their diverse and often surprising lives
are the legacies of the great queen. A queen whose reign as longest
reigning monarch in British history…
Sam Launer came to England from
Czechoslovakia as a Jewish immigrant and founded the company of
Launer around 1941. He brought with him an idea that is as
important to the company today as it was then: leather goods should
be elegant, be formed out of the best materials available and made
by highly skilled craftspeople. Launer championed British, handmade
goods at a time when others in the…
Being Queen of Spain isn’t the easiest
royal role around. Ask the two women who currently hold that title
– neither Sofia of Greece nor Letizia Ortiz have enjoyed totally
smooth sailing. And a century ago, the woman who reigned as Spanish
consort had more than her fair…
On Monday 10th August, Queen Elizabeth II
arrived for her annual summer holiday at the Scottish retreat of
Balmoral Castle. For the next two months, she will reside at this
50,000-acre estate in Aberdeenshire. Originally purchased in 1852
by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert…
On this day in 1786 a baby girl was born
to a German noble and his wife. They weren’t the wealthiest of
families and already had a large family to look after. But they
were ambitious and determined and their daughter inherited those
traits. For that baby would grow up to have a very famous daughter
indeed – here are eight things to know about the woman who gave the
world Queen Victoria. 1. She…
