One hotel in Northamptonshire preserves a
possibly extraordinary feature within its walls. The Talbot
Hotel in Oundle is located some thirteen miles outside Peterborough
and is a ten-minute drive from Fotheringhay. It preserves
the staircase which is traditionally believed to be the one down
which Mary Queen of Scots walked to her execution in 1587. The
scene was painted as it appeared to the…
When she was aged six, the young Princess
Elizabeth received a special present from the people of Wales. It
was a cottage of her very own. She came into possession of this
unique gift when her parents, the Duke and Duchess of York took
over the use of Royal Lodge in Windsor…
On 29 May 1926, the christening of the
future Queen Elizabeth II, took place. The baptismal service was
performed at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace and the
occasion of HM The Queen’s 91st birthday provides a pleasant
opportunity to revisit this important event.
It has emerged that a British alternative
pop duo managed to sneak past security at Buckingham Palace last
month disguised as an Renaissance music ensemble. The band, Cat’s
Eyes, managed to make their way through security with ease and
performed their music in front of unwitting guests at a private
party hosted at the palace. The publicity stunt was captured on
video, and shows the singers…
The tourist areas at both Windsor Castle
and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are to undergo a £37m revamp,
the Royal Collection has announced. The revamp will include a new
cafe to be built in the medieval undercroft at Windsor Castle and
the outside space at the Palace of…
The Queen might be forced to move out of
Buckingham Palace while it undergoes £150 million in repairs. It
would mark the first time a monarch has been forced to move out of
Buckingham Palace since Queen Victoria designated it an official
residence in 1837. King George VI…
New archeological evidence seems to
confirm the bones found in a medieval reliquiary at Uppsala
Cathedral in Sweden, belong to Saint King Erik. Erik IX was a
Swedish king, who reigned c. 1155-1160. No contemporary
historical records of Erik survive, what little is known about him
nowadays is based on later tales and legends, aimed at having him
established as a Roman Catholic saint. His feast…
Probably best known for the exquisite
Easter eggs that he crafted for the Russian Imperial house of
Romanov, Peter Carl Faberge was Russia’s premier master goldsmith
at the beginning of the twentieth century, the House of Faberge
having been founded in St. Petersburg by…
Books in Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, which
were reproduced in full-size format and published by the Royal
Collection in association with Walker Books Ltd, are available as
children’s books to purchase from the Royal
Collection. These little books are an exact…
Read part 1 of Britain’s Top Palaces
here. Let’s continue! Buckingham Palace, Westminster Buckingham
Palace may have a bit of a shorter history than other palaces but
it doesn’t make it any less impressive. It began life in 1703 as
Buckingham House, built for the Duke of Buckingham and was
purchased as a royal residence by George III for his ever-expanding
family in 1761. Queen Victoria was…
