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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One Line — Lifelong Bruise
King Charles’s reaction to Prince Harry’s birth — as Princess Diana herself recounted — was a mix of shock, disappointment, and a brutally revealing quip that stayed with her for the rest of her life. Everything we “know” about Charles’s reaction to Harry’s birth comes from Diana’s own accounts, her taped confessions, her conversations withContinue reading “One Line — Lifelong Bruise”
New BBC Art History Series Skips Henry VIII Because It Is Too Horrible
Henry VIII will be skipped over in a new BBC history programme chronicling Britain over 1,500 years due to complaints the 16th-century ruler was a terrible person. According to a newspaper outlet, the eight-part series, called Art That Made Us, plans to investigate tumultuous periods of British history through the lens of art, literature, musicContinue reading “New BBC Art History Series Skips Henry VIII Because It Is Too Horrible”
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”
