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10 Facts About Queen Anne By Quinn Marriott, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 12:20 PM The critically-acclaimed film ‘The Favourite’ hit our cinema screens in 2018, telling the story of Queen Anne, an 18th century monarch who ruled Britain from 1702 to 1714. Here are 10 facts about the real Queen Anne. 1. She wasn’t Dutch The Glorious Revolution of 1688 saw the overthrow of the Catholic King James II … Continued Read more »     12 Facts About Perkin Warbeck: Pretender to the English Throne By Tristan Hughes, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 12:17 PM Although most agree that the Wars of the Roses culminated with the decisive Lancastrian victory near Bosworth on 22 August 1485, for the newly-crowned King Henry VII this was far from the end to the instability that had shaken England for the past forty years. The threat lingered – epitomised by the rise of the … Continued Read more »     10 Facts About the Great Fire of London By Harry Atkins, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 12:05 PM The Great Fire of London was an inferno of such all-consuming proportions that it left 85 per cent of the capital’s population homeless. Striking on 2 September 1666, it raged for nearly five days, during which time its destructive path exposed London’s makeshift medieval vulnerability. The fire tore through the city’s densely packed wooden buildings with … Continued Read more »

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