The royal monuments at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle is perhaps the most impressive part of the entire complex at Windsor. The present chapel was begun by King […]
Adelaide of Saxe-meiningen
The Year of Queen Victoria – A double wedding at Kew
On 11 July 1818 at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, a double wedding took place in the drawing room at Kew Palace. The happy couples […]
Lost Kingdoms: Kingdom of Hanover
The Kingdom of Hanover began its life in 1814, before then it had been the Electorate of Hanover. The Electorate had been in personal union […]
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen – The Good Queen
Amalie Adelheid Louise Therese Caroline or Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen was born on 13 August 1792 as the daughter of George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and […]
England’s Queens from Catherine of Aragon to Elizabeth II by Elizabeth Norton Book Review
As you may remember, I reviewed part one of this book, England’s Queens from Boudica to Elizabeth of York, earlier this year. This second part […]
The tragic death of Princess Elizabeth of Clarence
The death of Princess Charlotte of Wales in 1817 led to a race between her uncles to father an heir. As we know, the Duke […]
