It is the most famous witch trial of the
17th century, the case of the Pendle Witches. Twelve women were
accused of witchcraft, and while one died, eleven went to trial.
One was tried and found guilty at York while ten of the ‘witches’
were tried at Lancaster. Only one woman was found not guilty. Six
of the eleven ‘witches’ on trial came from two rival families in
Pendle. Elizabeth…
With just days to go until the State
Visit by the President of China, preparations are entering their
final stages and every hour of practice time is precious. So in the
early hours of Friday morning, the Army was out in force practicing
manoeuvres for the event that will…
The mystery surrounding the fate of young
brothers, Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of
York is still one that stands today. Many believe that the boys
were murdered and continue to haunt rooms in the Bloody Tower. The
Bloody Tower is also home to the…
Royal Central’s Halloween season begins
with a story of adultery, beheadings, and ghostly apparitions. Here
is Anne Boleyn’s Tale of the Tower. She was the second wife of King
Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I, but ultimately Anne
Boleyn met her fate in the Tower of London on May 19th, 1536. After
several years of marriage to King Henry, in 1536 Anne Boleyn was
arrested on charges…
Buckingham Palace has released further
details ahead of the President of the People’s Republic of China,
Mr Xi Jinping’s, upcoming State Visit to the United Kingdom as a
guest of Her Majesty The Queen. Mr Jinping will be accompanied by
his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan, on…
Readers will already know of the strong
links between Handel and King George I, which have been already
widely explored. What is less known, however, is the influence of
another figure in the background who though certainly less talked
about, in her lifetime enjoyed a…
Sceptre gifted by Henry V to City of London after Battle of Agincourt goes on display
12th October 2015
It’s just 17 inches tall, but it has a
world of history embedded in its jewels. The beautifully
bejewelled sceptre given in thanks by King Henry V of England to
the City of London for the funding of his forces against the French
at the Battle of Agincourt, fought in 1415, will go on display. It
will be the first time in its 600-year-old history that the sceptre
will go on display. It was not…
James was not born to be a King. He was
the third, but second surviving son of Charles I and Henrietta
Maria, born on 14 October 1633. Though he was styled as Duke of
York from birth, he was not formally created so until 1643. His
father was executed on 30 January 1649 but…
The Manor House in Knowle, Solihull once
had Elizabeth I as an overnight guest and the house can now be
yours for the small sum of £2,000,000. The “Darnley Portrait”
of Elizabeth I of England The house is suited for quite a
large family and has on the ground floor…
Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, married
King Louis XII of France on October 9th 1514 On this day, 501 years
ago, Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, married the French
king, Louis XII. The spectacular ceremony in Abbeville in
Northern France transformed Mary into the Queen of France. No
other English princess held that title after her. In fact,
only one other daughter of a King of England…
