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
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#OTD 10 February
On 10 February 1840, Queen Victoria married Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. While Victoria was descended from the related line of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, in the UK she was the last of the House of Hanover. Their son Edward founded the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, changed to the House of Windsor in the Great War. While… Continue reading #OTD 10 February