In the High Middle Ages, there were four sisters known by the famous moniker of “the Provençal Sisters” and they married four of the most influential men of Europe at the time. It is through these four marriages that the sisters: Margaret, Eleanor, Sanchia, and Beatrice ushered in an era of relative peace in the 1200s.
A Desirable Arrangement
The year was 1233, and Louis IX of France had been…
Buckingham Palace State Dining Room Closed Over Ceiling Safety Fears
1st December 2015
Buckingham Palace, the principal royal abode of The Queen has been the setting of great splendour and elegance. Just over a month ago, the Chinese President Xi Jinping met with The Queen and The Duchess of Cambridge amongst other important personages. However, Buckingham…
King and Queen of Spain to Be Featured on a Limited Edition Coin
20th November 2015
On Monday, 16 November, it was announced by the Royal Mint of Spain that King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain are to be featured on a limited edition coin. The profiles of the royal couple are to appear on one side of the coin while Miguel Cervantes’ legendary…
It seems that Prince Charles and wife, the Duchess of Cornwall have a busy schedule ahead of them in Australia.
The couple arrived on Tuesday, 10 November and were greeted by various local officials on the tarmac. Among those to greet Charles and Camilla were Governor General, Sir Peter Cosgrove; the Southern Australian Governor, Hieu Van Le; and the State Premier, Jay Weatherill. The couple…
The Duchess of Cambridge might be attending her first official state banquet that will be honouring Chinese leader, Xi Jinping. Although almost five years have elapsed since her glorious wedding in later April of 2011, the Duchess has not yet attended a state banquet, an…
Despite the disappointing defeat that England faced in the Rugby World Cup, Prince Harry has turned his focus to a more positive cause, an increased awareness of rugby. Visiting Devon on Wednesday, he stopped at the Paignton Rugby Club and, while there, offered his support…
Portsmouth comes from the Old English Portesm?ða, which translates to: “mouth of the harbour called Portus.” It was a city founded in the year 1180 by John of Gisors, a Norman lord. Before that, it was known to have been a Saxon fort called Portus Adurni in the Roman era and later, in Anglo-Saxon England, it became Portchester Castle. During the Norman Conquest of 1066, it is believed…
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On Friday 25 September, the Duke of Gloucester will be visiting the historic and highly unique Blenheim Palace. Ever since being built at the dawn of the 18th century, it has been home to a long and illustrious lineage of the Dukes of Marlborough. Over the centuries, it has…
“The most beautiful woman in all the realm of England, and the most loving,” fourteenth-century French chronicler, Jean Froissart once said of Joan of Kent. Joan, known by the sobriquet of “the Fair Maid of Kent,” was thirty-two and recently widowed upon the death of her late husband, Thomas de Holland, Earl of Kent.
A Woman of Controversy
The right panel of the Wilton Diptych…
