On this day in 1670 King Charles II, his
sister Princess Henrietta, and King Louis XIV of France made a deal
behind closed doors. In 1534 King Henry VIII formally severed
English ties to the Catholic Church by the passing of laws through
Parliament including The Act of Supremacy. After these laws were
passed the King was the head of the English church. 100 years later
there were still conflicts…
On this day in 1840, John Francis made a
second attempt at an assassination of Queen Victoria. The day
prior, John Francis had misfired his gun after aiming at Queen
Victoria and fled. Prince Albert and a young boy were the only two
to witness the incident. It was decided by…
A controversial figure in the 1930s, this
King caused a scandal when he became the first royal to abdicate
the throne – and he did it for love. Born on 23 June 1894 as David,
he was the first son of the future George V and his wife, Mary of
Teck. Edward VIII became King on…
“Will Her Majesty the Queen take part in
the EU referendum elections?” many people around the globe may
asking themselves. Well, first things first, let us briefly discuss
why the United Kingdom will hold a referendum election in June
23, 2016. What is a referendum, the European union, and
why is the government urges its citizens to come out in large
numbers and vote? The noun…
Coming up on June 28, Prince Harry will
host a musical concert open to the public to raise money for his
African charity, Sentabale, which helps children and young people
with HIV/AIDS. Chris Martin, frontman of the popular band,
Coldplay, wrote the theme song for Prince…
On this day 1487, the pretender Lambert
Simnel was crowned as King Edward VI in Dublin. The boy was ten
years old at the time, and kept up the pretence for nearly a month
before the rebels who supported him were defeated at the Battle of
Stoke Field. In August 1485, Henry…
Britain has two months to raise £10m to save most famous Armada portrait of Elizabeth I
23rd May 2016
The famous Armada portrait of Queen
Elizabeth I, which was once owned by Sir Francis Drake, is to be
sold for the first time in 400 years, as a £10m campaign is
launched to save it. It has been privately held by the
Tyrwhitt-Drake family for generations and it is now up for sale.
The Art Fund and Royal Museums Greenwich has launched a fundraising
campaign to save it for the nation and needs to…
The short service of remembrance, known
as The Ceremony of the Lilies and the Roses, is held every 21 May,
to commemorate the fact that Henry VI, England’s so-called “saintly
king”, died at the Tower of London in 1471. Tradition has adopted
the Norman Wakefield Tower…
A man has been charged with trespass
after allegedly making his way into the gardens of
Buckingham Palace after scaling the perimeter wall. Police detained
the 41-year-old at 8:37pm yesterday evening, seven minutes
after he climbed over the wall and triggered an alarm…
Queen makes alternative entrance at State Opening of Parliament for first time in 63 years
18th May 2016
In the most public concession yet
of her age, The Queen took a lift to the Robing Room
in the Palace of Westminster for this morning’s State Opening
of Parliament, the first time in her 63 years of attending. The
90-year-old monarch, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh,
94, avoided the 26 steps of the Sovereign’s staircase, in
a move described by aides as a “modest adjustment” for…
