DNA testing has proven that bones found under a car park belong to Richard III, the last English Monarch to die in battle. This story can be read in full at The Telegraph: Richard III: tests on skeleton could ‘rewrite history books’, says lead scientist Richard III: The King in the Car Park on Channel [...]
The following teaser is from the September 12, 2012 edtiion of The Telegraph: ‘Strong evidence’ Richard III’s body has been found – with a curved spine Archaeologists searching under a city centre car park for the lost grave of King Richard III have discovered human remains. Here are the latest developments as scientists unveil their [...]
The following teaser is from the August 23, 2012 edition of azcentral.com: Stick a tiara on Hilary Duff, America’s closest celebrity relative to Queen Elizabeth II, according to a genealogical study. In fact, millions of Americans of English descent can claim a distant – very, very distant – relationship to the queen, but Duff, a [...]
The following news release was received from Debra Chafield at findmypast.co.uk: Discover who served Britain’s Kings and Queens from King Charles II to King George V, at findmypast.co.uk ‘Chocolate Maker to the Queen’, ‘Keeper of the Lions in the Tower’ and ‘Moletaker’ among some of the most extraordinary roles Have you ever wondered who works [...]
The following excerpt is from an interesting article in the April 25, 2011 edition of The Star. Much has been made of Kate Middleton’s pedigree: the coal in her veins, the Ellen DeGeneres connection, the tattooed uncle. Any woman who marries a royal will have her family tree scoured for signs of weakness, intrigue and [...]
The following excerpt is from a Canadian Press article in posted at Google.com. TORONTO — Historical records show that the grandfather of royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton had a Canadian connection. Genealogy website Ancestry.ca says records show Peter Middleton was a flying instructor with the Royal Air Force at a Calgary flight school during the Second [...]
LONDON, UK (CNN) — Is Kate Middleton a commoner? It may sound like a crass question, but it’s one being asked of genealogists when it comes to the roots of the future queen of England. Experts have researched Kate’s family history since Prince William started dating her years ago. CNN’s Jim Boulden sat down with [...]
A Napier [New Zealand] antiques dealer has claimed that his family are the rightful heirs to one of Britain’s most famous dynasties, which owns the castle used in the Harry Potter movies. Kevin Percy, 74, believes his family was cheated out of inheriting the Earl of Northumberland’s massive estate, now conservatively valued at $685m. He [...]
Don’t marry your sister. It’s good advice, but one that the royalty often ignored. Scientific evidence confirms what we already knew. The following press release is a VERY ABBREVIATED recap of the paper itself: The powerful Habsburg dynasty ruled Spain and its empire from 1516 to 1700 but when King Charles II died in 1700 [...]
