There are many names that some consider
unlucky and in royal circles this is something various ruling
dynasties have wished to avoid at all costs. From superstitions to
strange goings on during their reigns, Royal Central is taking a
look at the history behind some such monikers and why it is
unlikely that we will see them re-used by any future monarchs. If
you ask most royal historians who…
Along the peaceful meadows of the River
Thames in Surrey, and only a few minutes’ walk from where the John
F Kennedy Memorial stands today, a hostile political dispute was
settled 801 years ago. Inked with a mix of oak-gall sap and lamp
black, Magna Carta, the most…
For centuries prior to the Union of
England and Scotland in 1603, there was a bitter rivalry between
the two countries. King Edward, I of England in particular,
despised the Scots and sought to rule over them, earning himself
the nickname ‘Hammer of the Scots’.
