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#OnThisDay in 1240 Margaret of England, daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence, was born

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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. Her first appearance in historical record came when she was three years old and she took part in a royal event in London with…
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Has the body of George I's wife's lover finally been found?

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26th August 2016
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 pig snout!”, when told of the plans for her marriage. After the births of their two children, the future George II and…
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A Staircase with a Royal History?

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7th May 2016
One hotel in Northamptonshire preserves a possibly extraordinaryfeature within its walls. The Talbot Hotel in Oundle is located some thirteen miles outside Peterborough and is aten-minutedrive 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…
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The Fifteen Princesses of Orange: Louise de Coligny

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14th November 2015
Louise de Coligny, fourth wife of William the Silent. Louise de Coligny was the fourth and last wife of William the Silent. She was born on 23 September 1555 at Castle Châtillon-sur-Long as the second child, but first daughter of Gaspard de Coligny and Charlotte de Laval.
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Monarchy Rules: a look at Edward VII

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19th September 2015
Today, our dear Prince Harry would be what many may define as a “playboy prince”, but he doesn’t even begin to hold a candle to his ancestor Edward VII. King Edward VII of Britain – From the painting by W. H. Margetson Born 9 November 1841 to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Albert Edward would hold the title of heir apparent longer than any other member of the royal…
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