Historic Royal Palaces
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Historic Royal Palaces has solved one mystery about the bones in the urn in Westminster Abbey. How they’ve done it is not divulged, but they KNOW the bones are those of two boys, aged about 12 and 10. “….In 1674, two skeletons were unearthed at the Tower. The bones were re-examined in 1933 and proved…
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Oh, is there no end to the groanworthiness of TV documentaries? I found myself watching Blowing-up History, series 8, episode 5, about the Tower of London. (My hand is cupped to my shell-like ear, and yes, I can hear your soaring chorus of groans!) You’re right, yet again it was Richard wot dunnit to…
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It’s been so very long since there was a coronation that many do not know what to expect, and those of us who remember Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation do not know what the new king’s decision to “modernise” the ceremony will actually entail. I hope it doesn’t ruin the solemnity and implications of an occasion…
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The beautiful and irreplaceable Merlina… Reblogged from sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri It has recently been reported, 13 January 2021, that one of the famous Tower of London ravens has gone missing and it is now sadly presumed she has passed away. Merlina or Merlin as she was first known arrived at the Tower in 2007 after…
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To cut a long story short, this site (5th July 2016) relates that Historic Royal Palaces has embarked upon a project to allow visitors to explore the Palace of Whitehall, which was largely destroyed by fire in the late 17th century. I hope that by now it is fact, and available. Whitehall, which was destroyed by…
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