On This Day: British Royal Family

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On this day, July 16, 1377 ~ The Coronation of King Richard II of England at Westminster Abbey in London, England

Richard was crowned in the Abbey on 16th July 1377 he was only 10,his father Edward the Black Prince had died the year before and his mother ,Joan of Kent,Dowager Princess of Wales exercised much political power though was not Regent.

 

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On this day, July 19, 1821 ~ The Coronation of King George IV of England at Westminster Abbey

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On this day, July 19, 1821 ~ The Coronation of King George IV of England at Westminster Abbey

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The infamous one where his estranged wife, Caroline of Brunswick was barred from entering!
The king refused to acknowledge Caroline as queen and her name was omitted from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
A first in British Royal History!

 

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On this day, July 22, 1210 ~ Birth of Joan of England, Queen of Scots, daughter of King John of England, wife of Alexander II, King of Scots, in Gloucester, England

 

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On this day, July 22, 1210 ~ Birth of Joan of England, Queen of Scots, daughter of King John of England, wife of Alexander II, King of Scots, in Gloucester, England

Prior to Alexander II ,her father had hoped to marry Joan to Philippe II of France and later Hugh X de Lusignan, Comte de La Marche.
After the death of king John his widow Isabella d'Angoulême broke off the marriage negotiations between Joan and Hugh and married the Count herself!

 

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On this day, July 23, 1885 ~ The Wedding of Princess Beatrice of England and Prince Henry of Battenberg at St. Mildred's Church

On this day, July 24, 1689 ~ Birth of Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, son of Queen Anne of England, at Hampton Court Palace

On this day, July 25, 1394 ~ Birth of James I, King of Scots at Dunfermline Abbey in Fife, Scotland

On this day, July 27, 1365 ~ The Wedding of Isabella of England, daughter of King Edward III of England, and Enguerrand VII de Courcy, Earl of Bedford, at Windsor Castle

 

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On this day, July 27, 1365 ~ The Wedding of Isabella of England, daughter of King Edward III of England, and Enguerrand VII de Courcy, Earl of Bedford, at Windsor Castle

Her father 1st tied to arranged a marriage between Isabella and the Infante Don Pedro of Castile and after that to Bernard d'Albret!
Enguerrand VII de Coucy was well connected as a a French noble and his mother was Catherine of Austria.

 

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On this day, July 28, 1683 ~ The Wedding of Princess (Queen) Anne of England and Prince George of Denmark at the Chapel Royal of St. James Palace

 

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On this day, July 28, 1683 ~ The Wedding of Princess (Queen) Anne of England and Prince George of Denmark at the Chapel Royal of St. James Palace

The Wedding which took place at the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace, was presided over by Henry Compton, Bishop of London.
Members of the Royal Family present were King Charles II, Queen Catherine, and the Duke and Duchess of York.
The Prince and Princess then took up residence at a wing of the Palace of Whitehall.
The relationship between Prince George and his brother in law William of Orange was said to be difficult!
Prince George had a good relationship with his father in law and uncle in law the king.

 

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On this day, July 29, 1565 ~ The Wedding of Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland

 

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On this day, July 29, 1565 ~ The Wedding of Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland

On July 22nd,Lord Darnley was made Duke of Albany and Earl of Rosse.He was later King consort of Scots following the Roman Catholic marriage ceremony.
Lord Darnley himself was a descendant of Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran, daughter of James II of Scotland. By his mother,Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox he was a cousin of Elizabeth I.

 

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On July 22nd,Lord Darnley was made Duke of Albany and Earl of Rosse.He was later King consort of Scots following the Roman Catholic marriage ceremony.
Lord Darnley himself was a descendant of Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran, daughter of James II of Scotland. By his mother,Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox he was a cousin of Elizabeth I.

They were both grandchildren of Margaret Tudor, older sister of Henry VIII.

 

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On this day, July 30, 1700 ~ Demise of William, Duke of Gloucester, son of Queen Anne of Great Britain, at Windsor Castle

On this day, August 1, 1714 ~ Demise of Queen Anne of Great Britain at Kensington Palace in London

On this day, August 2, 1100 ~ Demise of King William II of England in the New Forest in Hampshire and Wiltshire, England

 

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On this day, August 2, 1100 ~ Demise of King William II of England in the New Forest in Hampshire and Wiltshire, England

Following the death of William Rufus his remains were buried in Winchester Cathedral ,his tomb chest was vandalized by Parliamentarian soldiers in December 1642 and its contents emptied on the floor along with others buried there.
The royal bones were later salvaged and placed in one chest today but are all mixed up.


Tomb of William Rufus, Winchester Cathedral

 

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On this day, August 3, 1460 ~ Demise of James II, King of Scots at Roxburgh Castle in Scotland

 

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On this day, August 3, 1460 ~ Demise of James II, King of Scots at Roxburgh Castle in Scotland

James II died as the result of an accident with a cannon which accidentally exploded and killed him.
The king was just 30 and his son was just 8 years old .His widow Mary of Guelders acted as Queen Regent.


James II is buried at Holyrood Abbey.

 

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On this day, August 4, 1338 ~ Demise of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of King Edward I of England, at Framlingham Castle in Suffolk, England

 

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On this day, August 4, 1338 ~ Demise of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of King Edward I of England, at Framlingham Castle in Suffolk, England

Following the death of Thomas,Earl of Norfolk his body was buried in the choir of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds.
The Abbey housed the shrine of St Edmund ( Anglo-Saxon martyr-king) and survived until its dissolution in 1539 when it was pulled down within a matter of months.

 

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On this day, August 5, 1103 ~ Birth of William, son of King Henry I of England, in Winchester, England

On this day, August 6, 1845 ~ Birth of John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, husband of Princess Louise of England, at Stafford House in London, England

On this day, August 7, 1385 ~ Demise of Joan of Kent, Princess of Wales, spouse of Edward, Prince of Wales and the mother of King Richard II of England, at Wallingford Castle in Oxfordshire, England

On this day, August, 8, 1508 ~ The Wedding of Margaret Tudor and King James IV of Scotland at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland

 

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On this day, August 7, 1385 ~ Demise of Joan of Kent, Princess of Wales, spouse of Edward, Prince of Wales and the mother of King Richard II of England, at Wallingford Castle in Oxfordshire, England

Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent, Baroness Wake of Liddell and Dowager
Princess of Wales died at Wallingford Castle and was buried beside her 1st husband,Thomas Holland at Greyfriars in Stamford.
Sadly the Friary was dissolved in October 1538 and largely pulled down.

 

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On this day, August 9, 1902 ~ The Coronation of King Edward VII of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey in London, England

 

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On this day, August 9, 1902 ~ The Coronation of King Edward VII of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey in London, England

Originally it was set for 26th June 1902 but postponed as the king suffered an appendicitis!

You can read more below on the Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark below.

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/edward-vii

 

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On this day, August 10, 1520 ~ Birth of Madeleine of Valois, Queen of Scots, first wife of James V, King of Scots, at the Chateau de St.-Germain-en-Laye in France

On this day, August 12, 1762 ~ Birth of King George IV of England at St. James Palace in London, England

On this day, August 13, 1792 ~ Birth of Queen Adelaide of England, wife of King William IV of England (Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen) at the Elisabethenburg Palace in Meiningen, Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen

On this day, August 17, 1153 ~ Demise of Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne, son of King Stephen of England, at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England

On this day, August 19, 1596 ~ Birth of Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine, at Falkland Palace in Fife, Scotland

On this day, August 21, 1924 ~ Birth of The Honourable Gerald Lascelles, younger son of Mary, Princess Royal, at Goldsborough Hall in North Yorkshire, England

On this day, August 22, 1358 ~ Demise of Isabella of France, Queen Consort of King Edward II of England, at Castle Rising in Norfolk, England

On this day, August 24, 1682 ~ James Duke of York gave Delaware to William Penn

On this day, August 25, 1482 ~ Demise of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, wife of King Henry VI of England, in Anjou, France

On this day, August 26, 1819 ~ Birth of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at Schloss Rosenau in Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

On this day, August 31, 1422 ~ Demise of King Henry V of England at Bois-de-Vincennes, France

 

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On this day, August 22, 1358 ~ Demise of Isabella of France, Queen Consort of King Edward II of England, at Castle Rising in Norfolk, England

Isabella had taken the Poor Clare's habit before her death possibly in an act of penance.Following the queen mothers death her remains were brought back to London for burial at Grey Friars in London.

Christ Church Greyfriars which was a Franciscan house was dissolved in 1538 and many of its monuments,decoration and altars were vandalized or destroyed.
In the 1640's it served as a Presbyterian church and was totally destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666.
The church was reconstructed by Wren only to be destroyed again in December 1940 during the Blitz.

 

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On this day, September 5, 1548 ~ Demise of Catherine Parr, Queen of England at Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England

 

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On this day, September 7, 1553 ~ Birth of Queen Elizabeth I of England at Greenwich Palace in London, England

 

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On this day, September 7, 1553 ~ Birth of Queen Elizabeth I of England at Greenwich Palace in London, England

The birth of Elizabeth sadly marked the start of her mother's downfall.Anne Boleyn was very unpopular with the general public following the divorce with Catherine of Aragon and the break with Rome and many blamed her for the religious changes in the land.
There was also very little public celebrations to mark Elizabeth's birth!

 

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The birth of Elizabeth sadly marked the start of her mother's downfall.Anne Boleyn was very unpopular with the general public following the divorce with Catherine of Aragon and the break with Rome and many blamed her for the religious changes in the land.
There was also very little public celebrations to mark Elizabeth's birth!

Just goes to show. Have low expectations and everything is a delight. One of the all times greatest monarch's.

 

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On this day, September 8, 1157 ~ Birth of King Richard I of England at Beaumont Palace in Oxford, England

On this day, September 9, 1882 ~ Birth of Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, husband of Mary, Princess Royal, in London, England

On this day, tragedy struck with the passing of Her Majesty, The Queen

On this day, September 11, 1921 ~ Demise of Prince Louis of Battenberg, Marquess of Milford Haven in London, England

On this day, September 13, 1410 ~ Demise of Isabella of Valois, Queen Consort of King Richard II of England, at Chateau de Blois in Blois, France

 

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On this day, September 13, 1410 ~ Demise of Isabella of Valois, Queen Consort of King Richard II of England, at Chateau de Blois in Blois, France

Isabella of Valois,Dowager queen of England and Duchess of Orléans died at Blois shortly after the birth of her daughter ,Jeanne d'Orléans.
Her remains were buried firstly at Saint-Nicolas-Saint-Laumer in Blois but in 1624 her remains were moved to the Couvent des Célestins de Paris which was sadly ransacked and pulled down in 1793.