King Henry VI began his reign at a young age and inherited both the English and French crowns. During his reign, he had periods of debilitating mental ...
about Albert Edward, or Edward VII, who was born on November 9, 1841, and he died on May 6, 1910. He was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and he was also the Emperor of India. His reign started on January 22, 1901, and ended with his death in 1910...
The tradition is to add a small ceramic figure inside the cake. Whoever finds it is crowned King or Queen for the day, and gets to wear a toy crown. So there you go, we are now actually done with all the general best facts about French food. But now, there’s the fun side of i...
14. The U.S. is the only country that does not dip its flag to the host country at the Olympics opening ceremonies. When the U.S. flag-holder was asked to do so for King Edward VII at the 1908 London games, he supposedly responded, “This flag dips to no earthly king.”–Source...
The first recorded attempt to discover was by Venetian explorer John Cabot, who undertook Northwest Passage’s journey in 1497. He was sent on this mission by King Henry VII of England. The objective was to find a direct route to the Orient. ...
Emblem:Multis E Gentibus Vires, "From Many Peoples Strength" - The provincial Coat of Arms was granted through Royal Warrant from Queen Elizabeth II in 1986. It is an augmentation of the original shield of arms adopted by Royal Warrant of King Edward VII in 1906. A crest of a beaver and...
Established in 1902, this high British honor was created by King Edward VII to recognize individuals who “have rendered exceptionally meritorious services ... towards the advancement of the Arts, Learning, Literature, and Science.” Nightingale earn the accolade in 1907; no other woman would be ...
The couple got married on 10 February 1840, in the Chapel Royal of St James’s Palace, and went on to have nine children. Five girls, named Victoria, Alice, Helena, Louise and Beatrice, and four boys, named Albert (who became King Edward VII), Alfred, Arthur, and Leopold. ...
Thomas Penn answers the key questions about Edward IV, England's forgotten warrior king: from his turbulent rise to the throne to how he dealt with his mischievous brothers. Watch Now 4. Her husband’s rule was unpopular A breakdown in law and order, corruption, the distribution of royal la...
Among his guests were some of the leading artists and scientists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including inventor Thomas Edison, actor Sarah Bernhardt, and the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Eiffel maintained a guest book in his apartment in the form of a folding...