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WHAT may appear to be small change could, in fact, turn out to be a small fortune – if you know what to look for. It’s no ...
May Day was celebrated for the first time as a labour holiday. Since then, Labour Day has grown into a global event, with ...
Few people in the world eat like the royals do. If you're interested in what it's like to dine (or serve) at Buckingham ...
Alan Dudman previews the Newmarket 1,000 Guineas this Sunday with an antepost look at the markets and two tips at 25/1 and 40 ...
The government announced that museums ‘can now apply for £20 million of funding to invest in their future’ last week. But ...
The Soundle Weekend Music Festival is returning to its original home, the Queen Victoria Hall, Oundle, this summer with ...
The Kingdom of England recognises the Kingdom of Scotland as an independent state. 1544: Turkish troops occupy Hungary. 1700: ...
However, the three SIHR researchers found the link between the two and also included King Edward VII and Albert (Prince Consort to Queen Victoria ... Historian George Penny published anecdotes ...
Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain. The Spanish royals were seated in the front row of a section reserved for royals, heads of state, and foreign dignitaries. Estonian President Alar Karis sat to the ...
The top of her list? Her godmother, Britain's mighty monarch, Queen Victoria herself. Taking down the Crown means entering into a twisted game of court politics and manipulating the Queen's inner ...
Tim Rooke/Shutterstock Royals wear black in mourning The long-standing tradition was made famous when Queen Victoria spent 40 years wearing black in tribute to her late husband, Prince Albert ...
The late Queen Elizabeth may have been the longest ... leading them to be known as pennies "after the size of the old English penny". Another favourite sandwich of the late monarch was a tuna ...