The Merry Monarch: The life of King Charles II
The playboy king, the loveable rogue, the legendary escapee was an extremely popular king not just until his end, but for many years after his passing
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This week in royal history: Coronation of King George VI in 1937 and VE Day in 1945
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were crowned inside Westminster Abbey on May 12, 1937, five months after his brother Edward VIII had abdicated so he could marry divorcee Wallis Simpson.
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Is King Charles III cursed? A look back at his unlucky royal namesakes
Given the fraught start to his reign, many palace watchers say it was a bold move then, that King Charles III has chosen to tempt fate even further by challenging the ‘curse’ that befell his previous royal namesakes. “Monarchs called Charles have not had much luck,” agrees UK-based genealogist Patrick Cracroft-Brennan. “One was beheaded, one was in exile and one was a pretender to the throne.”
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A Marvel saint, spiky sculptures and banana drama – the week in art
Saint Francis and his 800-year-old robes come to the rescue, AI collides with craft and Japanese tradition meets pop art
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This Saturday, says Eddie Ford, should remind us that the role of the monarchy is not only about pomp, circumstance and providing popular entertainment
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