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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Lady Margaret Beaufort
Mother of Henry VII. Born Bedfordshire. As a Tudor matriarch she was important in the Wars of the Roses. Established a school in Wimboure Dorset and founded two colleges in Cambridge. Died in ...
King George VI
Became king when his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated. Like his father George V, he was born a second son and rather unexpectedly ascended to the throne. Like his grandfather, Edward VII, he was bor...
Baynard’s Castle
There have been two buildings known as Baynard's Castle, on different sites. Just to the east of where Blackfriars station now stands Ralph Baynard erected a Norman fortification in about 1000. Th...
Catherine Princess of Wales
Born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, in Reading. Married Prince William on 29 April 2011 (St. Catherine's Day).
Queen Mary I
Born at Greenwich Palace. Daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. When her sickly brother, the Protestant King Edward VI died in 1553, Mary was, by normal accession rules, next in line...
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