King Edward VIII
I have just finished reading his official biography and I must admitt that my views of him have somewhat changed. At first I would have thought he was a Pro Nazi and a weak minded fool. Now however I feel that perhaps he was both misunderstood and in my view abused by the so...
Indeed you may think I am bigoted (Terrible that one cannot express ones own ideas without being called bigoted) with my views but I speak for quite a lot of concerned people.
The King or Queen taking orders from? That was not what I meant. I meant that the head of my church would become the...
I am reading a lot of posts here saying that marrying a catholic would be fine? Again I feel that only adds to the problem. Put simply why should the head of the Church of England have the ability to marry a Roman Catholic? The idea to use the language of the Roman Church is an Anathema of an...
I always did like Prof David Starkey-
"Which is the more discriminatory institution – the monarchy or the Catholic Church?"
I don't agree with Julie Burchill when she says-
"Look at the region with the highest proportion of monarchs on earth, the Muslim Arab world, with all its...
Well I think the Queen is a true woman of faith and certainly I have read about her strong convictions in relation to Christianity. Lord Carey for example said that the Queen was not adversed to correcting her Archbishops. :)
I consider George IV to be the worst Monarch of the United Kingdom. I am surprised no one has mentioned him yet. Mrs Maria Fitzherbert has a lot to answer for.
I actually like Hugh Lauries portrayal of him in Blackadder III
Queen is not amused by Brown's Royal succession plan
The Queen sounded a note of caution yesterday over Gordon Brown's revolutionary plans to bring equality to the monarchy. Buckingham Palace said no changes to the laws and traditions of the Crown could be made until every country where the...
Question
Hello
A question that has had me thinking recently which came first "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" or "God Save the Queen". I heard Heil dir im Siegerkranz and could not believe how similar it is if not the same to God save the Queen.
Any help you could give would be great.
Thanks...
Thank you very much.
I am not very well versed on Irish geneology but I have friends who are interested in it. I hope you do get the chance to come over there is plenty to see and do. I sound like I work for the Irish Tourist board:lol::lol:
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Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.