Nerdy nuggets of royal history.
Born: 21st August, 1930, Glamis Castle, Scotland Daughter of George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Married: Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1960 - 1978 (divorced) Died: 9th February 2002, Marylebone London Princess Margaret Rose was born during her Grandfather, George V's reign. She was the youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York - the King's second son... Continue Reading →
Born: 28th June 1491, Greenwich Palace Son of Henry Tudor (Henry VII) and Elizabeth of York Married: 1) Katherine of Aragon, 1509 - 1533, 2) Anne Boleyn, 1533 - 1536, 3) Jane Seymour, 1536 - 1537, 4) Anne of Cleves, 1540, 5) Catherine Howard, 1540 - 1542, 6) Katherine Parr, 1543 - 1547. Died: 28th... Continue Reading →
Born: 1512, Blackfriars Daughter of Sir Thomas Parr and Maud Green Married: 1) Sir Edward Burgh, 1529 - d. 1533, 2) John Neville, 1534 - d. 1543, 3) Henry VIII, 1543 - d. 1547, 4) Thomas Seymour, 1547 - 1548 (her death) Died: 5th September 1548, Sudeley Castle The final wife of Henry VIII and the... Continue Reading →
Born: c. 1523, Lambeth Daughter of Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpepper Married: Henry VIII, 1540 - 1542 (Her death) Died: 13th February 1542, Tower Hill The first cousin of the ill-fated second wife of Henry VIII, Catherine faced the same demise at the chopping block on Tower Hill. Her life was short lived, estimated to... Continue Reading →
Born: 22nd September 1515, Holy Roman Empire Daughter of John III, Duke of Cleves and Maria of Jülich- Berg Married: Henry VIII of England, 6th January 1540 - 9th July 1540 (annulled) Died: 16th July 1557 Anne of Cleves is the wife of Henry who has intrigued me the most. The three wives before her... Continue Reading →
Born: 1508, possibly Wolf Hall Daughter of Sir John Seymour and Margery Wentworth Married: Henry VIII 30th May 1536 - October 1537 (Her death) Died: 24th October 1537, Hampton Court Palace Jane Seymour has often been perceived as the favourite Queen of Henry VIII. After all she provided the King with his much desired... Continue Reading →
Born: 16th December 1485, Castile Daughter of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile Married: 1st Arthur, Prince of Wales (1501-1502), 2nd Henry VIII (m 1509 annulled 1533) Died: 7th January 1536, Kimbolton Castle The first wife of Henry VIII. Katherine was brought to England as a bride for Henry's elder brother Arthur in... Continue Reading →
The state funeral of Queen Victoria took place 117 years ago today on 2nd of February 1901 in Windsor. it had been 64 years since the last burial of a monarch and this was particularly momentous as Victoria had been the longest- reigning monarch in British history. The Queen died on 22nd January at Osborne House on... Continue Reading →
On this day 160 years ago in 1858, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s eldest daughter Princess Vicky married the Crown Prince of Prussia, Frederick. Their wedding took place in the Chapel Royal at St James’s Place in London, with the extended families on both sides in attendance. This marriage had been skillfully arranged by Albert... Continue Reading →
Queen Anne Full name: Anne Stuart Born: 6th February 1665, St James' Palace Daughter of James II and Anne Hyde Reigned: 8th March 1702 - 1st of August 1714 If you know anything about Queen Anne, you will probably know that when she died she was so large her coffin was almost square. Or you... Continue Reading →
Kings, Queens and All That... 