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John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 24 Jan 19

Born in 1537, the son of King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was only nine years old when his father died in 1547. Effective power was exercised firstly by Edward’s maternal uncle Edward Seymour, Earl of Somerset, and then...

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King Edward V

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 23 Jan 19

Edward V was a king who reigned in name for a short time but never ruled. He was aged 13 when his father, King Edward IV, died unexpectedly on 9th April 1483. His uncle, Richard Duke of Gloucester, took him under his protection...

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King Edward III

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 17 Jan 19

Born in 1312, Edward succeeded his father in 1327, at the age of 15, and reigned for 50 years. At first, Edward was subject to the controlling influence of his mother Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. However, in 1330 Edward...

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King Edward II

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 16 Jan 19

Born in 1284, Edward was the fourth son of Edward I, but the first three died in childhood. Edward was nothing like his father in temperament or ability. He was declared Prince of Wales – the first English prince to be given this...

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King Edward I

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 16 Jan 19

This post is the first in a series of short biographies of English/British monarchs. For a change, I am not going to present these in date order, but by name, beginning with the eight King Edwards, one at a time. After that, there...

king edward i

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Catherine of Braganza, Queen Consort of England

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 29 Nov 18

Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) may have had a privileged life surrounded by luxury, but she must also be counted as one of the more unfortunate wives of an English king, in that her husband – King Charles II – took very little...

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king charles ii

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queens consort

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The murder of Prince Arthur by King John

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 22 Oct 18

King John of England (reigned 1199 to 1216) is widely regarded as one of the country’s “bad kings”. This was largely due to his tyrannical behaviour and the actions he undertook during his elder brother Richard’s reign to raise...

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The seven kingdoms of old England

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 13 Oct 18

If you have ever wondered about the names of the English counties Essex and Sussex, not to mention the region of Wessex as beloved by the novelist Thomas Hardy, you might be interested to know that they are not as “sexy” as might...

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heptarchy

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How to punish a naughty prince

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 2 Oct 18

This is King Henry VIII of England, when he had only been on the throne for four years and was aged 22. He looked a lot different in later life! When even younger he was not the best behaved of boys - and it might well be said...

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henry viii

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Not If , but Why?Why are you watching the Royal Wedding?

sarahruthbeth22 @sarahruthbeth22 (43143) • United States 28 Apr 11

I'm watching my sports morning show and one of the hosts said he didn't care about the Royal Wedding and then he asked this question, Why Should I watch this wedding? For me there wasn't a question of why! I knew I was going to...

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Good authors: phillipa gregory

Ophelia @Ophelia (88) • United States 15 Nov 07

So, I am almost fully through Phillipa Gregory's novels. She writes fiction about 16th century english history. Sounds boring but is really quite intriguing. She uses real facts and events and creates a story around them. She has...

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Imagination Time....

Darkwing @Darkwing (21583) 19 Jul 07

As most of my friends will know, I love to delve into the history of places in my Country, particularly around the area in which I live. This time, I want to focus on the Forest of St. Leonard. This densely wooded area, stands...

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