Richard III and Anne Neville’s Coronation, held on Sunday, 6 July 1483, was the most magnificent in medieval history. It was a triumph for Richard, as most of the English peerage had attended – both Yorkist and Lancastrian, and it had set a new precedent in splendour. Most of the preparations were in place for…
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Recreation of Henry VIII’s Imperial Crown
A magnificent recreation of Henry VIII’s Imperial Crown will go on display at Hampton Court Palace in the Royal Pew, from Saturday, 27 October 2012. Hampton Court Palace Curator, Dr Kent Rawlinson said, “Using the original inventories and Myten’s painting of the crown, we’ve been able to identify not only the basic shape of the…
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Richard III Found Buried In Car Park
An archaeological team from University of Leicester, led by Richard Buckley, Leicester City Council and the Richard III Society, revealed they made an extremely exciting discovery. They have unearthed a skeleton in a car park which they believe was King Richard III. Director of Corporate Affairs at the University of Leicester, and one of the…
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Sutherland Railway Station, Royal Visit 1954
Sutherland Railway Station was decorated for Queen Elizabeth II’s visit in 1954 when she and the Duke of Edinburgh passed through on the Royal Train. [tapview] This article was written to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee was originally published on 15 August 2012 on the 2ssr997fm blog, which has now been deleted.
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Queen Elizabeth II visits the Sutherland Shire, 1954
In 1954, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip briefly visited the Sutherland Shire during their Australian visit. The royal couple arrived in Sydney aboard the Gothic on Wednesday, 3 February, as the First Field Regiment fired 21-gun salute from North Head, and thousands cheered. Sutherland Shire President Arthur Harper and his wife were present when Governor-General William Slim, NSW Governor John Northcott, Prime Minister Robert…
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James Cook puts Sutherland Shire on the map
Carolyn Cash on the history of the Sutherland Shire. Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook was credited for definitely putting Australia on the map, especially the east coast. He himself never made this claim, he knew other Europeans had visited, he used their incomplete charts and maps. This unknown southern land was known as Terra Australis, since Roman times, although Aboriginal people lived in…
