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78Mary I
Queen Mary I was the eldest daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. This meant she was the granddaughter of Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of...
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70Ferdinand and Isabella and the English Throne
The Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain were the ultimate power couple. They made sure that their children made good political marriages and started a dynasty that was to encroach on all of the European power houses. ...
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79Queen Juana of Castille Part Two
Isabella of Castille died in November 1504 and Juana was proclaimed Queen of Castille and this is when Juana started to become known as Juana the Mad. Was Juana really insane or was it just political maneuvers...
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85British Royal Engagement Rings
The first royal engagement ring recorded in history was given to Mary of Burgundy in 1477 by Maximilian I of Austria and since then we have been fascinated by royal engagement rings. From Queen Victoria to the present Queen’s...
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80Queen Juana of Castille Part One
When Juana was born to Isabella of Castille and her husband Ferdinand of Aragon nobody expected that she would succeed her mother as Queen. Juana was born on November 6th 1479 and was the third child of...
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87The Children of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
Known as the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille had five children together which was enough for them to forge a European dynasty.
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79Juana the Mad's Children
Juana was the third child of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain and, as with her siblings, a politically good marriage was made for her to Philip the Handsome who was the son of the Holy Roman Emperor...
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77Queen Victoria's Children
Queen Victoria didn't just head up an Empire as the mother to nine children she also earned the title of Grandmother of Europe. Who were Queen Victoria's children?
6 comments72England's Queens
With the way the British Royal Family’s line of succession is conducted, how did we get to have any British Queens? With a ‘my boy trumps your girl mentality’ let’s look at how our Queens managed it.....but first please take the poll and...
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73Maria of Aragon's Children
Maria was the third daughter of the Catholic Monarchs Isabella of Castille and Ferdinand of Aragon. Her sisters included Juana the Mad and Catherine of Aragon. Maria’s eldest sister Isabella was...
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