The lives of courtiers in the Edwardian royal household was smarter and more opulent than during the reign of Queen Victoria, but pomp and ceremony remained (and was even heightened, since Kind Edward VII was more conscious of his regal appearance and accouterments than his mother). Though the position wasn’t extremely coveted, since a maid …
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Royal Wedding #3: Princess Mary of Teck & Prince George, Duke of York
Today we hop back again, this time to the 1893 wedding of Prince William’s great-great grandfather and great-great grandmother, King George V and Queen Mary of the United Kingdom (technically, George V of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor …
On the Matter of The King’s Speech
Though his reign is firmly of the mid-twentieth century, George VI was an Edwardian. The second son of the Duke and Duchess of York (later George V and Queen Mary), he had the misfortune of being born in 1895 on the very day the Prince Consort died thirty-four years beforehand. His great-grandmother, Queen Victoria was …