On 24 March 1603 Queen Elizabeth I
breathed her last and – left with no legitimate heir – the House of
Tudor came to an end after more than 100 years on the English
throne. Beginnings The House of Tudor was founded in 1485 when
Henry Tudor defeated King Richard III in battle, ending the War of
the Roses and capturing the throne as King Henry VII. His claim was
then reinforced when he united…
The less than flattering assessment given
to King George III by many today has recently been shown to be
rather inaccurate, pending new insights derived from a number of
papers just uncovered that detail George III’s reign and activities
during the course of the…
On 17 July 1918, after three centuries in
power, the Romanov dynasty came to a tragic end with the brutal
execution of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, Empress Alexandra and
their five children. Background Tsar Nicholas II became Emperor of
Russia on 1 November 1894 following the…
Church to announce results of the examinations of “Yekaterinburg remains” in second quarter of 2017
9th January 2017
The Russian Orthodox Church has announced
that the results of the DNA-examinations of the “Yekaterinburg
remains”, or better said the remains of Emperor Nicholas II of
Russia, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and their children, will be
announced in the second quarter of 2017. “Very intensive work is
going on. The genetic expertise has been held in the best world’s
laboratories. Very extensive…
At 11:30am on 20 November 1947 Princess
Elizabeth wed Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey. Her Majesty
The Queen and Prince Philip first met in 1939 when she was the
thirteen-year-old Princess Elizabeth and he was eighteen-year-old
naval Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten.
#OnThisDay in 1240 Margaret of England, daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence, was born
29th September 2016
Margaret Plantagenet was born on 29
September 1240 at Windsor Castle to King Henry III of England and
his wife, Eleanore of Provence. The second of five children, the
first few years of Margaret’s life were spent quietly in the care
of her affectionate and close family.
#OnThisDay in 1411 Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, father to Edward IV and Richard III, was born
21st September 2016
Richard Plantagenet was born on 21
September 1411 to Richard of Conisburgh, the third Earl of
Cambridge and his wife Anne Mortimer, who died giving birth to him.
Richard’s mother was the great-granddaughter of Lionel Antwerp, the
first Duke of Clarence, which gave Anne and her descendants a claim
to the English throne that many believed was stronger to the
reigning house of Lancaster, whose…
#OnThisDay in 1201 Constance, Duchess of Brittany, daughter of Margaret of Huntingdon died
5th September 2016
Constance of Brittany was born to Conan
IV, Duke of Brittany and his wife, Margaret of Huntingdon – sister
to Scottish kings Malcolm IV and William I – in 1161 at Brittany.
Duchess of Brittany and Countess of Richmond between 1166 and 1201,
Constance was born in a time…
Sophia Dorothea of Celle would have been
Queen of Great Britain as the wife of George I and the mother of
the future George II. However, this most unhappy match ended
in scandal. It was doomed from the beginning with Sophia Dorothea
exclaiming, “I will not marry the…
Richard Neville, also known as “Warwick
the Kingmaker” was born on the 22nd of November in 1428. He was the
eldest son of Richard Neville (hence his name), 5th Earl of
Salisbury and Lady Alice; only daughter and the heiress of Thomas,
the last Montacute Earl of Salisbury. Little is known about
Richard’s childhood but at the age as early as six, it is not
surprising that…
