To mark the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's burial, a new ledger replaced the black slab naming George VI and Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The stone now also features the names of the Queen and Prince Philip, as well as a metal star of the Order of the Garter – which has a spec...
Elizabeth Harrison was the queen of a tribe of Romany Gypsies when she died in 1895. The undistinguished obelisk that marks her grave hardly does justice to her colorful heritage.
Some of the most momentous occasions in the life of Queen Elizabeth II –her 1947 marriage to Philip Mountbatten, and her 1953 coronation – took place in Westminster Abbey. On Sept. 19, 2022, her state funeral will be held there too, marking the end of a 96-year life and a seven-dec...
I've had a few people ask why I, as an owner of an Anne Boleyn website, have been involved in a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on the day she became Britain's
1 The poet briefly places before us a picture of her from her cradle to her grave, and makes Cranmer the speaker. Addressing the King on the newly named child Princess Elizabeth, he utters a most laudatory prophecy — "Let me speak, sir, For heaven now bids me; and the words I ...
’Partners both in throne and grave, here rest we, two sisters, Elizabeth and Mary, in the hope of resurrection’. Personally, I think Mary’s wishes should’ve been carried out as she would have much preferred to share a grave with her mother, from whom she was so brutally separated ...
Queen Elizabeth II ushered in a new monarchy for a modern age, one that was more in touch with the dreams and aspirations of the public. While she never failed to look to the traditions of the past, she also kept an eye on the hopes for the future. Before Diana became t...
Anne Green, Lady Vaux of Harrowden (c.1489-before 14 May 1523), who would go on to marry the second husband of the before mentioned, Hon. Elizabeth FitzHugh, Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden. Their eldest son,Thomas, would succeed as the 2nd Baron. By her daughter Maud, she...
Queen Elizabeth April 28, 1603.” (Wikipedia) Helena Parr, marchioness of Northampton (1548-1635), a courtier, was born in 1548 in Sweden, the daughter of Ulf Henriksson (d. 1560×68), a nobleman of Östergötland, and his wife, Agneta Knuttson (d. after 1568). Helena (Elin) had...
indignities with patience and told her women not to curse the new queen, Anne Boleyn. She spent most of her time doing needlework and praying. Catherine refused to accept the1533 Act of Successionwhich made her daughter Mary a bastard and made Anne Boleyn’s daughter Elizabeth Henry’s ...