The Coronation of King Charles III will
be filled with pomp, circumstance and regalia. Some of the regalia
are worn, like robes and spurs. But other pieces of regalia are
carried and presented throughout the ceremony. Swords are a key
part of the Coronation. Five of them will be used at specific
moments in the ceremony. The Sword of State First used at the
Coronation of James II in 1865…
A thank you present from a king and queen
in exile to one of their supporters is about to get its first ever
public viewing. A silk bedspread, given by King James II and his
wife, Maria of Modena, to a family who accompanied them into exile
following the Glorious Revolution…
#OnThisDay in 1685 James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles II, was executed on Tower Hill
15th July 2016
James was the eldest illegitimate son of
Charles II and his mistress Lucy Walter. He was born in 1649, in
Rotterdam in the Netherlands after both Charles and Lucy had fled
there following the execution of Charles I. He was not part of the
succession to either the English or…
You may have heard of this Princess of
Orange before, as the 7th Princess of Orange was also an
English Princess. Mary was the daughter of Charles I and
Henrietta Maria of France and also the first bearer of the title,
‘Princess Royal’, which was created by Henrietta Maria who wished
to imitate the French ‘Madame Royale’ style. Mary was born
on 4 November 1631 at St.
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…
