The baby who provoked a revolution
The birth of a male heir to James II of England made possible a permanent Catholic dynasty. Several Protestants echoed...
24/06/2017
English history
Spencer Perceval’s assassination
All that is generally remembered about Spencer Perceval is that he was the only British prime minister ever to be...
06/09/2014
5 royal births that rocked England
Victoria was born into a family that rather resented her, and her cousin Charlotte was the product of a failed...
12/08/2014