While Queen Mary of Teck officially ordered that the royal banners of a queen consort be hung above the tomb, it was actually a Victorian woman named Katharine Clayton who raised the funds to add the gilded “Katharine Queen of England” lettering. Held annually from late January to early February at Peterborough Cathedral and theContinue reading “Pennies Bought The Letters; Mary Brought The Banners”
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History Brought Back To Life
Henry VIII was one of the most fascinating figures in English history. Tall, good-looking, charismatic and intelligent, a fine musician and a magnificent sportsman, he was also grasping, unpredictable, suspicious and cruel. He began his reign as the striking picture of gallant valour, but he ended up as a bloated, stinking whale, despised and fearedContinue reading “History Brought Back To Life”
