English Heritage will place a blue plaque outside Diana, Princess of Wales’ apartment at Coleherne Court in London. She lived in the apartment prior to her marriage to the Prince of Wales. She was nominated for the blue plaque by the London Assembly. How very lovely that this blue plaque will be going up outside [read more]
Mary Davis, better known as Moll, was supposedly born in the year 1648 in London. Her background and even the identities of her parents are a bit of a mystery, but it seems she was an illegitimate child of Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Berkshire and an unknown woman. Moll rose to fame as an [read more]
Nothing now remains of The Palace Of Placentia – built in 1443 by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester – on the banks of the River Thames. It was then taken over by King Henry VI’s Queen Margaret of Anjou who gave it the name Palace of Placentia. King Henry VII rebuilt the palace between 1498 and [read more]
The site of Hampton Court Palace had belonged to the Order of St John of Jerusalem when it was taken over by Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York – and a favourite of King Henry VIII. Thomas Wolsey spent a fortune on the palace but little is now unchanged. By 1528, he was headed for his [read more]
When planning a trip to London, there is plenty of historical things to see. But which places are specifically related to royal women? 1. Buckingham Palace You simply can’t go to London without visiting Buckingham Palace. It is open to the public during the summer months. Buckingham Palace is perhaps one of the most recognizable [read more]
Enlightened Princesses dives into the world of three German Princesses who married into the British royal family. Caroline of Ansbach, Augusta of Saxe-Gotha and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz became either Queen or Princess of Wales (Augusta’s husband predeceased his father, so she never became Queen) and in their respective roles, they became committed patrons of the [read more]
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