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Which European royals are not in line for the British throne?

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5th April 2023
Nearly every European monarch is related to the House of Windsor in some way or another. King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Victoria of Great Britain both sought to marry their numerous children and grandchildren into houses across Europe, and these bloodlines are still intertwined to this day. However, that does not mean that every European royal related to King Charles III is in line for the…
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Habsburg jaw caused by intermarrying

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20th February 2023
A group of fourteen surgeons and geneticists have confirmed that the distinctive Habsburg chin in the Spanish Royal Family resulted from their inbreeding. The Habsburg dynasty dates back to the eleventh century when the Counts of Habsburg ruled areas of present-day…
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Historic castle destroyed by Turkish earthquake

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8th February 2023
The massive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday has had devastating effects.Over 11,000 people are dead across the two countries, and over tens of thousands have been injured as rescue personnel work to clear rubble and find survivors. There has also been significant physical damage to the landscape and buildings, including a nearly-2,000 year castle. Gaziantep Castle, in the…
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The emperor wasn't fake after all! Research on gold coin yields historic results

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29th November 2022
An incredible discovery has given back an emperor to history, as Professor Paul Pearson of King’s College London discovered that a gold coin was not fake as previously thought. So, what happened? In 1713, archaeologists in Transylvania found a small hoard of coins that dated back to the Roman era. One of them, the coin in question, portrayed a figure that many called Emperor…
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The last Coronation of a King in Great Britain

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13th October 2022
It has been sixty-nine years since the last British coronation; however, it has been eighty-five years since the last British King’s coronation. Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles III’s coronation will be held on 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey. The last King- Charles’s grandfather, King George VI- held his coronation on 12 May 1937.King George VI was never expected…
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