Category: Politics

The Windsors In The Bahamas: Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson After the Abdication

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Prime Minister Winston Churchill appointed the Duke of Windsor as the Governor of the Bahamas to keep the former king out of Britain at all costs during World War II. The British Establishment expressed grave doubts about the Duke’s loyalty whilst the Royal Family behaved as if he ever existed! A Tremendous Welcome The Bahamas…

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Arbella Stuart: Royal Cousin and First Lady of the Court

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Arbella Stuart suffered from Porphyria and lived during turbulent times. She longed to marry, but she was prevented from doing so. Arbella was too close to the throne.

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Isabella and Ferdinand: Spain’s Catholic Monarchs

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Isabella and Ferdinand’s reign heralded in a golden age and marked the beginning of Spain’s modern history with the Reconquista, Christopher Columbus and the Inquisition.

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Why Felix Youssoupov Killed Rasputin: Motives For Murder of Russian Holy Man

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Prince Felix Yusupov believed it was his patriotic duty to kill Grigori Rasputin, the malevolent ‘holy man’, and deliver Russia from her most dangerous internal enemy. Two Montenegrin princesses, Militsa and Anastasia, who married into the imperial family, introduced Grigori Rasputin to the Tsarina in 1905, as they believed he could heal the Tsarevich Alexei. Alexei…

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The Coronation of Edward II: A Monumental Blunder?

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Edward II’s coronation was a major fiasco as the nobility deplored Piers Gaveston’s organisational skills. It affected the Anglo-French alliance at the time.

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Oliver Cromwell Sacked Parliament

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Cromwell’s dismissal of the Rump Parliament is one of the Commons’ most famous scenes in its history. Cromwell changed from bully to dictator.

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Saint Charles the Martyr

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King Charles I of England, who was executed on 30 January 1649, was canonised by the Church of England in 1662 as a martyr and a saint. He refused to yield to Presbyterianism which cost him his throne.

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Richard III Found Buried In Car Park

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An archaeological team from University of Leicester, Leicester City Council and the Richard III Society, revealed they made an extremely exciting discovery.

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A Miscarriage of Justice

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Pilliga farmer Ruth Downey’s four-year battle for justice against a corrupt RSPCA ended on Friday, 11 March 2011. Her application to have her case heard in the High Court was rejected and she now faces losing her home and property. The RSPCA shot 48 cows belonging to Mrs Downey on 14 June 2007. At least…

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