October 24 in royal history:
October 24, 996 Death of Hugh Capet of France in Paris; buried at Saint Denis Basilica near Paris
October 24, 1375 - Death of Valdemar IV of Denmark at at Gurre Castle in Zealand, Denmark; buried at Sorø Abbey in Zealand, Denmark
October 24, 1537 - Death of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, from childbirth complications at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond, England; buried at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle
October 24, 1887 - Birth of Victoria Eugénie of Battenberg, wife of Alfonso XIII of Spain, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, at Balmoral Castle, Scotland
October 24, 1947 - Birth of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, son of Prince Franz Josef II, brother of Prince Hans-Adam II
October 24, 1974 - Birth of Alexander, Earl of Ulster, son of the Duke of Gloucester
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October 25 in royal history:
October 25, 1047 Death of Magnus I of Norway and Denmark; buried at Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim
October 25, 1154 - Death of King Stephen at Dover Castle, Kent; buried at Faversham Abbey, Kent; Henry II ascends to the throne, the first of the Angevin kings
October 25, 1415 - Henry V defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt
October 25, 1495 Death of John II of Portugal
October 25, 1586 - Death sentence passed on Mary, Queen of Scots
October 25, 1759 Birth of Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia
October 25, 1760 - Death of George II at Kensington Palace; buried at Westminster Abbey
October 25, 1920 - Death of Alexander of Greece from blood poisoning caused by a monkey bite, at Athens, Greece; buried at the Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace
October 25, 1921 - Birth of King Michael of Romania
October 25, 1951 Death of Amélie of Orléans, wife of Carlos I of Portugal, at Château de Bellevue, Le Chesnay, France; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
October 25, 2001 - Birth of Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, daughter of Crown Prince Philippe
October 25, 1047 Death of Magnus I of Norway and Denmark; buried at Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim
October 25, 1154 - Death of King Stephen at Dover Castle, Kent; buried at Faversham Abbey, Kent; Henry II ascends to the throne, the first of the Angevin kings
October 25, 1415 - Henry V defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt
October 25, 1495 Death of John II of Portugal
October 25, 1586 - Death sentence passed on Mary, Queen of Scots
October 25, 1759 Birth of Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia
October 25, 1760 - Death of George II at Kensington Palace; buried at Westminster Abbey
October 25, 1920 - Death of Alexander of Greece from blood poisoning caused by a monkey bite, at Athens, Greece; buried at the Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace
October 25, 1921 - Birth of King Michael of Romania
October 25, 1951 Death of Amélie of Orléans, wife of Carlos I of Portugal, at Château de Bellevue, Le Chesnay, France; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
October 25, 2001 - Birth of Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, daughter of Crown Prince Philippe
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October 26 in royal history:
October 26, 899 - Death of Alfred the Great; buried at Hyde Abbey, Winchester
October 26, 1406 - Wedding of Philippa of England, daughter of Henry IV, and Eric VII of Denmark at Lund, Sweden
October 26, 1580 Death of Anna of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II Spain, at Badajoz, Spain; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
October 26, 1717 Death of Catherine Sedley, mistress of James II
October 26, 1802 Birth of Miguel I of Portugal
October 26, 1919 - Birth of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran
October 26, 1944 - Death of Princess Beatrice, last surviving child of Queen Victoria, at Bantridge Park, Balcombe, Sussex, England; buried at St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight
October 26, 899 - Death of Alfred the Great; buried at Hyde Abbey, Winchester
October 26, 1406 - Wedding of Philippa of England, daughter of Henry IV, and Eric VII of Denmark at Lund, Sweden
October 26, 1580 Death of Anna of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II Spain, at Badajoz, Spain; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
October 26, 1717 Death of Catherine Sedley, mistress of James II
October 26, 1802 Birth of Miguel I of Portugal
October 26, 1919 - Birth of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran
October 26, 1944 - Death of Princess Beatrice, last surviving child of Queen Victoria, at Bantridge Park, Balcombe, Sussex, England; buried at St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight
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October 27 in royal history:
October 27, 940 - Death of King Athelstan at Gloucester, England; buried at Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England
October 27, 1401 Birth of Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V
October 27, 1505 - Death of Tsar Ivan III of Russia in Moscow; buried at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Moscow
October 27, 1914 Death of Prince Maurice of Battenberg, grandson of Queen Victoria, during World War I at Zonnebeke, Ypres, Belgium; buried at the at Ypres Town Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium
Maurice was the son of Princess Beatrice (Queen Victoria's daughter) and Prince Henry of Battenberg. He was killed in action during World War I.
October 27, 940 - Death of King Athelstan at Gloucester, England; buried at Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England
October 27, 1401 Birth of Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V
October 27, 1505 - Death of Tsar Ivan III of Russia in Moscow; buried at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Moscow
October 27, 1914 Death of Prince Maurice of Battenberg, grandson of Queen Victoria, during World War I at Zonnebeke, Ypres, Belgium; buried at the at Ypres Town Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium
Maurice was the son of Princess Beatrice (Queen Victoria's daughter) and Prince Henry of Battenberg. He was killed in action during World War I.
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October 28 in royal history:
October 28, 1412 Death of Margaret Valdemarsdatter on a ship in Flensburg Fjord; buried at Roskilde Cathedral
October 28, 1667 Birth of Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain
October 28, 1708 Death of George of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne at Kensington Palace; buried in Westminster Abbey
October 28, 1740 Death of Empress Anna of Russia
October 28, 1767 Birth of Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel, wife of Frederick VI of Denmark
October 28, 1893 Birth of Felix of Bourbon-Parma, husband of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg
October 28, 1917 - Death of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, husband of Princess Helena, at Schomberg House, Pall Mall, London; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
October 28, 1964 - Birth of Julia Caroline Rawlinson, wife of James Ogilvy and daughter-in-law of Princess Alexandra
October 28, 1967 - Birth of Princess Sophie of Bavaria, wife of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein
October 28, 1412 Death of Margaret Valdemarsdatter on a ship in Flensburg Fjord; buried at Roskilde Cathedral
October 28, 1667 Birth of Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain
October 28, 1708 Death of George of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne at Kensington Palace; buried in Westminster Abbey
October 28, 1740 Death of Empress Anna of Russia
October 28, 1767 Birth of Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel, wife of Frederick VI of Denmark
October 28, 1893 Birth of Felix of Bourbon-Parma, husband of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg
October 28, 1917 - Death of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, husband of Princess Helena, at Schomberg House, Pall Mall, London; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
October 28, 1964 - Birth of Julia Caroline Rawlinson, wife of James Ogilvy and daughter-in-law of Princess Alexandra
October 28, 1967 - Birth of Princess Sophie of Bavaria, wife of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein
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October 29 in royal history:
October 29, 1816 Birth of Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, co-ruler and husband of Maria II of Portugal
Ferdinand was first cousin of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
October 29, 1875 - Birth of Princess Marie of Edinburgh, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at Eastwell Park, Kent, England
Marie was the daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Alexander II. She married Crown Prince Ferdinand of Romania and later became Queen.
October 29, 1900 Death of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, grandson of Queen Victoria, at Pretoria, South Africa; buried in the Pretoria Cemetery, South Africa
Prince Christian was the son of Princess Helena, daughter of Queen Victoria, and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. He died of enteric fever at Pretoria, South Africa while serving with the British Army during the Boer War.
October 29, 1950 - Death of Gustav V at Drottningholm Palace; buried at Riddarholmen Church
October 29, 1998 - Birth of Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece, son of Crown Prince Pavlos
October 29, 2004 - Death of Princess Alice, Dowager Duchess of Gloucester at Kensington Palace; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
Alice was the widow of George V's son Henry, Duke of Gloucester, aunt of Queen Elizabeth II and mother of Richard, the current Duke of Gloucester. She was 102 and was the longest lived member of the British Royal Family.
October 29, 1816 Birth of Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, co-ruler and husband of Maria II of Portugal
Ferdinand was first cousin of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
October 29, 1875 - Birth of Princess Marie of Edinburgh, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at Eastwell Park, Kent, England
Marie was the daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Alexander II. She married Crown Prince Ferdinand of Romania and later became Queen.
October 29, 1900 Death of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, grandson of Queen Victoria, at Pretoria, South Africa; buried in the Pretoria Cemetery, South Africa
Prince Christian was the son of Princess Helena, daughter of Queen Victoria, and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. He died of enteric fever at Pretoria, South Africa while serving with the British Army during the Boer War.
October 29, 1950 - Death of Gustav V at Drottningholm Palace; buried at Riddarholmen Church
October 29, 1998 - Birth of Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece, son of Crown Prince Pavlos
October 29, 2004 - Death of Princess Alice, Dowager Duchess of Gloucester at Kensington Palace; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
Alice was the widow of George V's son Henry, Duke of Gloucester, aunt of Queen Elizabeth II and mother of Richard, the current Duke of Gloucester. She was 102 and was the longest lived member of the British Royal Family.
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October 30 in royal history:
October 30, 1485 - Coronation of Henry VII
October 30, 1611 Death of Charles IX of Sweden at Nyköping Castle; buried at Strängnäs Cathedral
October 30, 1668 Birth of Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, wife of Frederick I of Prussia
October 30, 1816 Death of Frederick I of Württemberg; buried at the Palace Chapel in Ludwigsburg Palace
October 30, 1892 Death of Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, wife of Charles I of Württemberg, at Friedrichshafen, Württemberg; buried at the Old Castle in Stuttgart
October 30, 1485 - Coronation of Henry VII
October 30, 1611 Death of Charles IX of Sweden at Nyköping Castle; buried at Strängnäs Cathedral
October 30, 1668 Birth of Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, wife of Frederick I of Prussia
October 30, 1816 Death of Frederick I of Württemberg; buried at the Palace Chapel in Ludwigsburg Palace
October 30, 1892 Death of Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, wife of Charles I of Württemberg, at Friedrichshafen, Württemberg; buried at the Old Castle in Stuttgart
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October 31 in royal history:
October 31, 1214 - Death of Eleanor, daughter of Henry II, at the Abbey of Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile; buried at the Abbey of Las Huelgas
Born in 1162, Eleanor was the second daughter of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. In 1179, she married King Alfonso VIII of Castile. The marriage was a happy one and produced four sons and eight daughters. Alfonso died on October 6, 1214. Eleanor was grief-stricken and died 25 days later. They were both buried in the Abbey of Las Huelgas near Burgos, where their daughter Constance was the abbess.
October 31, 1345 Birth of Fernando I of Portugal
October 31, 1391 Birth of King Duarte of Portugal
October 31, 1613 Birth of Luisa de Guzmán, wife of João IV of Portugal
October 31, 1765 - Death of William, Duke of Cumberland, son of George II, at Upper Grosvenor Street, London, England; buried at Westminster Abbey
October 31, 1786 Death of Princess Amelia Sophia, daughter of George II, at Cavendish Square, London, England; buried at Westminster Abbey
October 31, 1838 Birth of Luís I of Portugal
October 31, 1851 Birth of Lovisa of Sweden, wife of Frederik VIII of Denmark
October 31, 1922 - Birth of King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia
October 31, 1950 - Birth of Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, daughter of Franz Josef II of Liechtenstein
October 31, 1955 - Princess Margaret announces she won't marry Peter Townsend
October 31, 1960 - Birth of Reza Pahlavi, the son and heir of the last Shah of Iran
October 31, 2005 Birth of Infanta Leonor of Spain, daughter of Felipe, Prince of Asturias
October 31, 1214 - Death of Eleanor, daughter of Henry II, at the Abbey of Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile; buried at the Abbey of Las Huelgas
Born in 1162, Eleanor was the second daughter of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. In 1179, she married King Alfonso VIII of Castile. The marriage was a happy one and produced four sons and eight daughters. Alfonso died on October 6, 1214. Eleanor was grief-stricken and died 25 days later. They were both buried in the Abbey of Las Huelgas near Burgos, where their daughter Constance was the abbess.
October 31, 1345 Birth of Fernando I of Portugal
October 31, 1391 Birth of King Duarte of Portugal
October 31, 1613 Birth of Luisa de Guzmán, wife of João IV of Portugal
October 31, 1765 - Death of William, Duke of Cumberland, son of George II, at Upper Grosvenor Street, London, England; buried at Westminster Abbey
October 31, 1786 Death of Princess Amelia Sophia, daughter of George II, at Cavendish Square, London, England; buried at Westminster Abbey
October 31, 1838 Birth of Luís I of Portugal
October 31, 1851 Birth of Lovisa of Sweden, wife of Frederik VIII of Denmark
October 31, 1922 - Birth of King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia
October 31, 1950 - Birth of Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, daughter of Franz Josef II of Liechtenstein
October 31, 1955 - Princess Margaret announces she won't marry Peter Townsend
October 31, 1960 - Birth of Reza Pahlavi, the son and heir of the last Shah of Iran
October 31, 2005 Birth of Infanta Leonor of Spain, daughter of Felipe, Prince of Asturias
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'It was the bravest, most awe inspiring sight I've ever witnessed, and they were. . . yelling, swearing and shouting. There were more than 500 Aussie horsemen . . . As they thundered past my hair stood on end. The boys were wild-eyed and yelling their heads off'.
Trooper Eric Elliot
31 October, 1917 was the date of historys last great successful cavalry change. It took place during the Battle of Beersheba during WWI. The Battle of Beersheba was part of the Sinai and Palestine campaign during World War I. Notable was the charge of the Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade, which covered some six kilometres to overrun and capture the last remaining Turkish trenches, and secure the surviving wells at Birüssebi.
Trooper Elliot had crept to a hillock within two miles of Beersheeba (a city now part of Israel, but then a southern outpost of Turkey's Ottoman Empire) to act as range-finder for artillery. He noticed a cloud of dust behind him. The 4th Light Horse Brigade suddenly was on the move. A thundering line of charging light horsemen soon appeared over a crest in extended order, followed by a second and then a third line.
Directly in their path, Elliot quickly mounted his horse to get out of the way.
A reenactment can be seen on Youtube
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=72t-Xj4bXmU
Trooper Eric Elliot
31 October, 1917 was the date of historys last great successful cavalry change. It took place during the Battle of Beersheba during WWI. The Battle of Beersheba was part of the Sinai and Palestine campaign during World War I. Notable was the charge of the Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade, which covered some six kilometres to overrun and capture the last remaining Turkish trenches, and secure the surviving wells at Birüssebi.
Trooper Elliot had crept to a hillock within two miles of Beersheeba (a city now part of Israel, but then a southern outpost of Turkey's Ottoman Empire) to act as range-finder for artillery. He noticed a cloud of dust behind him. The 4th Light Horse Brigade suddenly was on the move. A thundering line of charging light horsemen soon appeared over a crest in extended order, followed by a second and then a third line.
Directly in their path, Elliot quickly mounted his horse to get out of the way.
A reenactment can be seen on Youtube
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=72t-Xj4bXmU
!987 Film "The Lighthorseman"
[quote=""annis""]'It was the bravest, most awe inspiring sight I've ever witnessed, and they were. . . yelling, swearing and shouting. There were more than 500 Aussie horsemen . . . As they thundered past my hair stood on end. The boys were wild-eyed and yelling their heads off'.
Trooper Eric Elliot
31 October, 1917 was the date of historys last great successful cavalry change. It took place during the Battle of Beersheba during WWI. The Battle of Beersheba was part of the Sinai and Palestine campaign during World War I. Notable was the charge of the Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade, which covered some six kilometres to overrun and capture the last remaining Turkish trenches, and secure the surviving wells at Birüssebi.
Trooper Elliot had crept to a hillock within two miles of Beersheeba (a city now part of Israel, but then a southern outpost of Turkey's Ottoman Empire) to act as range-finder for artillery. He noticed a cloud of dust behind him. The 4th Light Horse Brigade suddenly was on the move. A thundering line of charging light horsemen soon appeared over a crest in extended order, followed by a second and then a third line.
Directly in their path, Elliot quickly mounted his horse to get out of the way.
A reenactment can be seen on Youtube
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=72t-Xj4bXmU[/quote]
Back in the day I watched the TL film starring a very young Peter Phelps....I really enjoyed it and after reading your thread the light went on....The charge on film is overwhelming......Now I have to see if I can find it on Netflix....
Trooper Eric Elliot
31 October, 1917 was the date of historys last great successful cavalry change. It took place during the Battle of Beersheba during WWI. The Battle of Beersheba was part of the Sinai and Palestine campaign during World War I. Notable was the charge of the Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade, which covered some six kilometres to overrun and capture the last remaining Turkish trenches, and secure the surviving wells at Birüssebi.
Trooper Elliot had crept to a hillock within two miles of Beersheeba (a city now part of Israel, but then a southern outpost of Turkey's Ottoman Empire) to act as range-finder for artillery. He noticed a cloud of dust behind him. The 4th Light Horse Brigade suddenly was on the move. A thundering line of charging light horsemen soon appeared over a crest in extended order, followed by a second and then a third line.
Directly in their path, Elliot quickly mounted his horse to get out of the way.
A reenactment can be seen on Youtube
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=72t-Xj4bXmU[/quote]
Back in the day I watched the TL film starring a very young Peter Phelps....I really enjoyed it and after reading your thread the light went on....The charge on film is overwhelming......Now I have to see if I can find it on Netflix....