Your Favourite Historical British Royal?

[Lenora]

It's difficult to choose,but....as a little time ago I watched "The Tudors" ,I've been kind of "obsessed " with them lately.They have so much history and they are very interesting,though I am very fascinated as well by Mary,Queen of Scots,Charles II period(it will be great to have series as well),XVIII century period and Queen Victoria of course.

 

[MisterMehmet]

princess diana. she was so great

 

[Danish_Royalist]

Lady Diana & Prince William are my favourites from the British Family.

 

[Iluvbertie]

For me:

Current - Charles and Camilla - so together they almost seem as one; Elizabeth and Philip as well - just so dedicated

Past - Edward VII and Alexandra - so right for their times and Alexandra was the perfect Princess of Wales - none before or since have come close to her perfection in that role

 

[martina]

My favourites are Elizabeth and Phillip, Lady Diana, Queen Mum and Prince Albert

 

[Rhys82192]

Mine is Queen Elizabeth II, and the late Princess Diana and her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, plus, the Princesses of York, Eugenie and Beatrice, plus, the children of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Lord Frederick and Lady Gabriella Windsor, and finally, the Windsor Trio (the Children of the Earl and Countess of St. Andrews), Lord Downpatrick, Lady Marina-Charlotte, and Lady Amelia.

 

[yoyo1987]

i prefer Lady Diana cuz she was so sweet , so kind , so elegant , so a good mom.

 

[Alexey 1904]

I would say Lord(Earl) Louis Mountbatten. The things I've read about him seem interesting. Elizabeth and Philip were lucky he and his wife were around to accompany Charles and Anne to Malta to join them. Maybe that is why he was Charles' favorite great uncle: he was always around to lend a hand when needed? It seems he and his wife had a happy marriage and life with their two daughters. It's too bad he died the way he did, but he was very opinionated and stood his ground in conversations with his relatives. The people who had a hand in his demise probably picked him for that very reason. Unfortunate. As far as his immediate family, one sister wound up a Queen of Sweden, and his other sister's son wound up marrying the heiress presumptive to the British throne. Not bad!

 

[BritishRoyalist]

Queen Elizabeth
Queen Victoria
Queen Mother
Mary of Teck
Queen Alexandra
Prince Philip.

 

[MartinaM]

Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Mother

 

[vkrish]

Why are many peopletalking about EII/Diana/Mountbatten/QM?
This is about historical royals...
There are 39 previous monarchs, their consorts, their siblings, children to mention from a span of 1000 years...

 

[Ish]

Why are many peopletalking about EII/Diana/Mountbatten/QM?
This is about historical royals...
There are 39 previous monarchs, their consorts, their siblings, children to mention from a span of 1000 years...

I think you can argue that as, with the exception of QEII, all are dead and have been for at least 10 years, Diana, Mountbatten, and QM all qualify as historic people. They're also individuals that people who aren't necessarily as well versed in history would still be aware of.

 

[Alison H]

But she brought a strain of insanity into the RF, (Henry VI ), which they didn't breed out for years!

Plus, she took up with Owen Tudor and brought about the Tudor line (let's face it, Henry VIII wasn't exactly an ideal king).

Henry VI only had one direct descendant though ... and even that's debatable as a lot of people think Prince Edward was actually the son of one of the Beauforts!

I always rather admire Catherine de Valois. No-one said a word if a widowed king, or even a married king, took up with someone unsuitable, but a widowed queen was just expected to live without male "company" unless a remarriage was arranged for her - good for Catherine for saying no to that and finding someone else!

 

[Ish]

Henry VI only had one direct descendant though ... and even that's debatable as a lot of people think Prince Edward was actually the son of one of the Beauforts!

If we're arguing that Catherine de Valois introduced insanity to the BRF then the fact that she mothered both Henry VI and Edmund Tudor (who then fathered Henry VII), then she may have also passed on said insanity to her younger son, who could have passed it on to future generations of the BRF. Henry VI may have had only 1 direct descendant, but every monarch of the BRF since Henry VI except for the Yorks have been descended from Catherine de Valois.

Of course this is based on the idea that Catherine gave Henry VI genes for insanity (which she also then have Edmund Tudor), and that the insanity displayed in later members of the BRF is caused by the same thing that caused Henry VI's insanity. The mental instability seen in the Hanovers is commonly attributed to being porphyria (although it's not proven to such), and it's believed that some of the Stuarts had it as well - going back to James V of Scotland. From there we can say that if they actually had porphyria that got passed on a bit, was it caused from James V's Stuart father, James IV, or his Tudor mother, Margaret Tudor. Only one was descended from Catherine de Valois.

As to whether or not Prince Edward was descended from Henry VI, the claims that he wasn't were rumors spread by the Yorks - not exactly credible sources. Really it just seems like an attempt at slandering the Lancasters in general and Margaret of Anjou specifically. It should be noted that Henry's mental breakdown came after the conception of Edward, and the announcement of the pregnancy strengthened the Lancaster court. This can be seen as comparable to the rumours that the Old Pretender wasn't actually the son of James II but rather an imposter smuggled into the birth chamber in a warming pan.

 

[Mariel]

Princess Alice of Gloucester

 

[PrincePatrick]

^^^

Agreed. Fascinating and devoted woman. One of those rare people that seemed imbued with royalty, long before she gained her HRH.

 

[Archduchess Zelia]

That's hard, I think there's been so many wonderfully interesting English/British royals through time (especially the Queen Consorts have been great). I haven't included living royals (though I do agree that HM, Prince Philip and Princess Alexandra are great and historic royals already):

1. Eleanor of Aquitaine (Queen Consort)
2. Empress Matilda, Lady of the English
3. Catherine of Aragon (Queen Consort)
4. Princess Margaret
5. King George V
6. Alexandra of Denmark (Queen Consort)
7. Philippa of Hainault (Queen Consort)
8. Queen Anne
9. King Henry I
10. King William III and Queen Mary II
(11. Prince George and Princess Marina, the Duke and Duchess of Kent)

 

[CyrilVladisla]

King Edward I
King Edward IV
Queen Mary II
Princess Alexandra, The Duchess of Fife






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[Antoniop]

George III and Charles I

 

[Lori138]

Richard III and Edward IV

 

[Mbruno]

Definitely Eleanor of Acquitaine. Then Henry V.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

King William IV
William hoped that he would live until his niece Princess Alexandrina Victoria was eighteen.

 

[Hallo girl]

Mary Queen of Scots, maybe because I am Scottish, I also live relatively close to where she resided in her many palaces.
She had a sad but important life. I am fascinated by her.

 

[Curryong]

King Henry VII. Ive always thought he has been ignored and underestimated in comparison to his son, Henry VIII.
Henry VII’s Queen, Elizabeth.
For the rest, the usual suspects I suppose, Elizabeth I and Victoria, mainly because their reigns defined the England/Britain of their day.
And King George VI. He took over when his older brother legged it overseas, and with his Queen Consort, proved a marvellous example to his people during WW2.

 

[Toledo]

Re Your Favourite Historical British Royal?

Queen Eleanor, mother of Richard, the black prince and King John. The theater play turned into a movie The Lion in Winter, starring Katherine Hepburn, made a spectacular adaptation with lots of dark humor. Hepburn won the Oscar playing for the first time in her life the villain in a movie.

And yet, the play and the screen play barely make justice to the amazing life of Queen Eleanor and her wars and travels from going to the Crusades with an entourage of topless female escorts to scandalize the Pope, the civil wars against her husband King Richard and after she was freed from prison, traveling across Europe to deliver her princesses to their royal husbands in marriage.

The Lion in Winter (1968) – And I am cruel?


What a desolation - "The Lion in Winter" - Katharine Hepburn

 

[Mohamad]

Queen Mary of Teck comes to mind.

 

[Granada]

Queen Catherine of Aragon.

 

[shady lady]

William and Mary

 

[EllieCat]

King Arthur

 

[Hallo girl]

Mary Queen of Scots. I was never sure why, other than I live very close to areas where she resided at different times.

Another turning point in Scottish history showing, as we always do , the Scots turning against each other. The Clans , aristocrats, the churches, the politicians.