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20th November 2016

At 11:30am on 20 November 1947 Princess Elizabeth wed Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey. Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip first met in 1939 when she was the thirteen-year-old Princess Elizabeth and he was eighteen-year-old naval Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten.

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

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.

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#OnThisDay in 1411 Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, father to Edward IV and Richard III, was born

21st September 2016

Richard Plantagenet was born on 21 September 1411 to Richard of Conisburgh, the third Earl of Cambridge and his wife Anne Mortimer, who died giving birth to him. Richard’s mother was the great-granddaughter of Lionel Antwerp, the first Duke of Clarence, which gave Anne and her descendants a claim to the English throne that many believed was stronger to the reigning house of Lancaster, whose…

#OnThisDay in 1201 Constance, Duchess of Brittany, daughter of Margaret of Huntingdon died

5th September 2016

Constance of Brittany was born to Conan IV, Duke of Brittany and his wife, Margaret of Huntingdon – sister to Scottish kings Malcolm IV and William I – in 1161 at Brittany. Duchess of Brittany and Countess of Richmond between 1166 and 1201, Constance was born in a time…

#OnThisDay in 1918 Nicholas II of Russia and his family are murdered by Bolsheviks

17th July 2016

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family were murdered by Bolsheviks on 17 July 1918. Nicholas was the last Emperor of Russia and a first cousin of George V, as well as Haakon VII of Norway and Constantine I of Greece. He was forced to abdicate on 15 March 1917. He and his…

#OnThisDay in 1460: Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, defeated the king’s Lancastrian forces and took King Henry VI prisoner

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10th July 2016

Richard Neville, also known as “Warwick the Kingmaker” was born on the 22nd of November in 1428. He was the eldest son of Richard Neville (hence his name), 5th Earl of Salisbury and Lady Alice; only daughter and the heiress of Thomas, the last Montacute Earl of Salisbury. Little is known about Richard’s childhood but at the age as early as six, it is not surprising that…

#OnThisDay Lady Jane Grey becomes Queen

10th July 2016

Lady Jane Grey, or Lady Jane Dudley, was proclaimed Queen on this day in 1553. She has been commonly referred to as The Nine Days Queen. She was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII through his daughter Mary, Queen of France. From 10 July to the 19 July, she was the de facto…

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#OnThisDay in 1903 the future King Olav of Norway is born at the Sandringham Estate

2nd July 2016

On the Sandringham Estate, Prince Alexander Edward Christian Frederik of Denmark was born on the 2nd of July 1903. He would later become The Crown Prince of Norway and the eventual, King Olav V of Norway. He was born to Prince Carl of Denmark and Princess Maud of Wales. His…

#OnThisDay in 1911: King George V and Queen Mary are crowned at Westminster Abbey