Dame Joan Collins Says She’s ‘Thrilled About the Challenge’ of Playing Wallis Simpson in Upcoming Biopic: ‘Iconic Woman’
I’ve always been fascinated by Wallis, because I think she was unfairly treated,” Collins said of the woman who sparked King ...
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Learn more about the Tudor history behind 'SIX'
Read our beginners' guide to the turbulent events of the Tudor era before seeing Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s musical *SIX* in ...
Golfer thrown out of her Royal club 'for cheating in a tournament' sues for more than £37,000 over claims of race discrimination
Insolvency practitioner Rina Rohilla wants more than £37,000 from the Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club - once captained by King ...
Hidden history: virtues and shortcomings of archbishops of York from the past
ARCHBISHOPS have been very much in the news these past few weeks. York has conventionally had 98 of them, if you start counting from Paulinus in AD 627 who was in, reality, just a bishop (it wasn’t ...
Virtues and shortcomings of York archbishops from the past
ARCHBISHOPS have been very much in the news these past few weeks. York has conventionally had 98 of them, if you start counting from Paulinus in AD 627 who was in, reality, just a bishop (it wasn’t ...
History Today: How Elizabeth unexpectedly became Queen on African soil
King George VI died in his sleep. It was a defining moment in the British monarchy. Princess Elizabeth, then 25, was in Kenya. She would return as Queen Elizabeth II ...
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You could win Henry VIII’s £2,500,000 Wiltshire mansion for £10
Five years after the death of Henry VIII in 1537, Edward was appointed Lord Protector of the Realm and Governor of the King’s Person – and so looked after the young King Edward VI – but he ...
Joan Collins, 91, shares major career update – and fans are thrilled
Dame Joan Collins shared some incredibly exciting news with her followers on Wednesday. Taking to Instagram, the legendary actress shared her "delight" at being cast as Wallis Simpson in a new biopic ...
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Who was Elizabeth I?
Elizabeth I was born Princess Elizabeth in September 1533, the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn ... when Henry died and her brother, Edward, became king. The death of her father marked ...
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It’s one of the most famous royal jewels in the world – but are we getting its name wrong?
One of the most famous of all royal jewels is a red gem that has belonged to princes and kings for over 600 years. It’s got a ...
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Elizabethan rule
She was the daughter of Henry VIII ... with his son, Edward. In 1558, Mary married the heir to the French throne, Francis. She was 16 years old. Mary and Francis became king and queen of France ...