European RoyalsState & Ceremonial

Austrians start a year of celebrations for Emperor Maximilian I

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12th January 2019
The Austrian Catholic Church yesterday began a year of honour to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Maximilian I, founder of Austria’s Catholic Habsburg Empire. As Austria has sought to distance itself from its Christian past and national history in recent decades, this decision to publicly honour the former Catholic ruler marks a noteworthy change in mainstream Austrian culture. Dubbed…
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History's Royal Kates: Katherine of Valois

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17th June 2018
For a woman who founded one of the most famous royal dynasties in British history, she is surpisingly enigmatic. Katherine of Valois was the first Kate to be Queen of England and yet much of the modern imagining of her comes from her fleeting appearance in the works of…
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Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall to visit Kingdom of Kerry next month

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30th May 2018
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are set to travel to Ireland next month where they will visit the Lakes of Killarney and Cork. This will be Prince Charles’s first visit to the area and he will be the first Royal to grace The Kingdom of Kerry since 1861 when Queen Victoria visited. Naval headquarters in Haulbowline, will also receive a visit from the Prince of Wales. Due to…
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French Queen's heart stolen from museum

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16th April 2018
A 16th-century gold case containing the heart of Anne of Brittany has been stolen from the Thomas-Dobrée Museum in the western French city of Nantes during the weekend. Robbers broke in through a window and got away with the six-inch oval case despite setting off an…
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Review: Princess Diana Book – 20th Anniversary Edition

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24th August 2017
As 2017 is the 20th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, new publications and documentaries are being released to memorialise the late Princess. Historic Newspapers has published an edition of their newspaper history series about Diana called Princess Diana Book – 20th Anniversary Edition.The book, which comes in a gift box with your name engraved on the front and a quote of…
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Metal detectorists attempt to raid battlefield site where Richard III was killed

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10th August 2017
Leicestershire Police report that the historic Bosworth Battlefield site has recently been disturbed by illegal metal detectorists hopeful they’ll discover treasure. Police have recovered items left behind by the searchers at the site, which is near the Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre in Sutton Cheney. King Richard III was killed on the battlefield during the final significant clash of the…
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