Features

Team William or Team Harold? This is why you should choose the Conqueror as his story hits TV screens

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22nd August 2025
King and Conqueror is about to the THE ultimate royal battle on your TV screens. The friendship turned feud between William, Duke of Normandy and Harold, Earl of Wessex ended in a fight that changed English history forever.The makers of the new show want everyone to pick a side – are you team William or team Harold? Here’s why William is the right answer.Who is the royal in…
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Features

Coronations and kings - how it all began

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5th May 2023
Within hours, King Charles III’s Coronation takes place at Westminster Abbey. On the eve of this truly historic moment, Royal Central looks at the first time a king was crowned in the ancient church and the very moment a tradition about to claim a place in the 21st century began – almost 1,000 years ago.For almost a thousand years, coronation services have taken place at…
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Palaces & Buildings

The Tower of London gets a new Constable

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8th April 2022
The Tower of London has a new Constable. From August, General Sir Gordon Messenger will become the 161st Constable of the Tower of London and the first Royal Marine to hold the post.The role of the Constable is the most senior appointment one can have at the Tower of…
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Windsor Castle: Its origins as a royal residence

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12th March 2022
Windsor Castle serves as the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world and has been the family home of British kings and Queens for nearly 1,000 years. William the Conqueror originally built the site to secure the western approach to London while providing easy access from the capital and a royal hunting forest. From the castle’s early stages, it was recommended it should serve as a…
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History

The Illegitimate Royals: The many children of Henry I

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25th July 2019
Henry I of England was the son of William the Conqueror and reigned from 1100 to 1135. Henry had two legitimate children with his first wife Matilda of Scotland: Matilda and William. Sadly Henry’s heir William died at sea leaving Matilda as Henry’s chosen heir. This decision was very unusual for the time and led to decades of civil war upon Henry’s death after his nephew, Stephen seized the…
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