On 17 July 1917, the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha became the House of Windsor. Many reasons have been advanced: the unpopularity of all things German; the London bombing by German Gotha planes; and rising republicanism in Russia, of course soon to lead to the murder of the House’s cousins. Change had been in the… Continue reading #OTD 17 July – Don’t mention the war