On this day in Royal History

sullyo Palace Guard Posts: 675	On this day in Royal History May 9, 2008 17:53:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sullyo on May 9, 2008 17:53:50 GMT 1671 Captain Thomas Blood made an unsuccessful attempt to steal the Crown jewels from the Tower of London.

sullyo Palace Guard Posts: 675	On this day in Royal History May 15, 2008 21:34:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sullyo on May 15, 2008 21:34:49 GMT 1800 King George III survived two assassination attempts in one day.

sullyo Palace Guard Posts: 675	On this day in Royal History May 21, 2008 15:52:07 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sullyo on May 21, 2008 15:52:07 GMT 1471 The deposed King Henry VI was murdered in the Tower of London.

sullyo Palace Guard Posts: 675	On this day in Royal History May 29, 2008 23:22:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sullyo on May 29, 2008 23:22:59 GMT 1660 Charles II entered London to be restored as King of England.

sullyo Palace Guard Posts: 675	On this day in Royal History May 30, 2008 22:25:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sullyo on May 30, 2008 22:25:15 GMT 1536 May 30th Henry VIII married Jane Seymour. 1672 May 30th Tsar Peter the Great was born. 1842 May 30th An attempt was made on the life of Queen Victoria as she drove down Constitution Hill with Prince Albert.

sullyo Palace Guard Posts: 675	On this day in Royal History Jun 1, 2008 21:44:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sullyo on Jun 1, 2008 21:44:30 GMT 2001 The King and Queen of Nepal are shot dead after the heir to the throne went on the rampage with a gun before killing himself with it.

sullyo Palace Guard Posts: 675	On this day in Royal History Jun 2, 2008 21:49:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sullyo on Jun 2, 2008 21:49:06 GMT 1946 Italy abolished the Monarchy and became a Republic. 1953 Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in Westminister Abbey.

sullyo Palace Guard Posts: 675	On this day in Royal History Jun 3, 2008 21:46:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sullyo on Jun 3, 2008 21:46:24 GMT 959 ad Edgar, first king of all England, was crowned by Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury.

sullyo Palace Guard Posts: 675	On this day in Royal History Jun 7, 2008 22:25:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sullyo on Jun 7, 2008 22:25:13 GMT 1329 Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland died of leprosy at Cardross Castle.

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1329 Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland died of leprosy at Cardross Castle.

The Scottish Dermatological Society believes it is "implausible" that he had leprosy. It may have been psoriasis. See www.scottish-dermatology.org.uk/Default.asp?Page=23

sullyo Palace Guard Posts: 675	On this day in Royal History Jun 9, 2008 21:50:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sullyo on Jun 9, 2008 21:50:16 GMT 1970 King Hussein of Jordan escapes an assassination attempt after gunmen open fire on his motercade.

sullyo Palace Guard Posts: 675	On this day in Royal History Jun 10, 2008 13:23:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sullyo on Jun 10, 2008 13:23:42 GMT Born on this date in 1921, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

sullyo Palace Guard Posts: 675	On this day in Royal History Jun 12, 2008 20:02:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sullyo on Jun 12, 2008 20:02:51 GMT 1987 Princess Anne of Britain was made Princess Royal, the title awarded to the Monarch's eldest daughter.

sullyo Palace Guard Posts: 675	On this day in Royal History Jun 13, 2008 14:07:44 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sullyo on Jun 13, 2008 14:07:44 GMT 1842 Queen Victoria travelled by train for the first time. 1981 A man is arrested for shooting a replica gun at Queen Elizabeth II as she rode past crowds in London.

sullyo Palace Guard Posts: 675	On this day in Royal History Jun 18, 2008 22:14:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sullyo on Jun 18, 2008 22:14:43 GMT 1155 Pope Adrian IV crowned Frederick Barbarossa Holy Roman Emperor, provoking deadly riots.