King George V and Queen Mary. Vita Sackville-West's novel "The Edwardians" has an evocative description of this coronation from the perspective of a young Lord.
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Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary
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St Jude - tower
AMDG stands for “Ad maiorem Dei gloriam”, the Latin motto of the Catholic Jes...
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Coronation of King Edward VII
King Edward VII. Originally scheduled for 26 June but delayed due to the main player needing to have his appendix out, an innovative operation at the time. The elderly Archbishop Temple officiated ...
9 memorials
Queen Anne of Denmark
Born Denmark. Married King James I in 1589. Mother of Charles I. She is said to have been involved in the Gunpower Plot. Died Hampton Court Palace.
1 memorial
dissolution of the monasteries
In 1534, for reasons not only to do with his marital situation, Henry VIII broke with Rome, the Pope and the Catholic Church. At the time the Catholic monasteries (and abbeys, priories, convents an...
Event, Politics & Administration, Property, Religion, Royalty
4 memorials
Queen Eleanor of Provence
French noblewoman who married King Henry III and became consort queen, 1236 until his death in 1272. Eleanor was the "my fair lady" in "London Bridge is falling down", since she was apparently re...
1 memorial
Queen Henrietta Maria
Born at the Louvre Palace in Paris on 16 or 26 November, daughter of the King of France. Married King Charles I on 13 June 1625 and the couple went on to have two sons who became King Charles II a...
2 memorials
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