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School with vaulted hall granted rare listed status
A building described as one of Birmingham's "best kept secrets" has been granted a rare Grade II* listing. King Edward VI ...
The Scandalous Story of How King George VI Became King
Queen Elizabeth II's father never expected to take the throne—until a royal ruckus changed the monarchy forever. Our royal ...
How Queen Elizabeth’s Father Prepared Her for the Throne
Elizabeth was one of Britain's most beloved monarchs. Here's how Queen Elizabeth's father helped her grow into the role. Her ...
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Heroes in town to boost charity fund
STRATFORD Hockey Club hosted the Hockey for Heroes Operation Peace Finder fundraising tour on Friday as the charity aims to ...
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How the miserable wedding of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson on this day in 1937 (less than a month after George VI's Coronation) was overseen by an errant priest and defined by ...
On May 12, 1937 King George VI was crowned in a majestic and dignified ... up in place of his errant brother, the former King Edward VIII, who had shirked duty in favour of love.
Shakespeare statues line route to his birthplace
Statues honouring the world-famous playwright William Shakespeare have been installed on train platforms along a West ...
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Is this the only known portrait of England’s doomed ‘Nine Days Queen’?
Lady Jane Grey, a teenage pawn in the power struggles that plagued the Tudor court, ruled England for just nine days and was later executed for treason. Now, researchers believe they may have ...