Day: 25 April 2018

The Earl of Architecture and the Prince of Wales

April 25, 2018kyra

Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork, was born on 25 April 1694. He was a very talented architect who is credited with bringing Palladian architecture to the United Kingdom and Ireland in the 18th century, and one of his descendants is currently sitting on the British throne. Howard Colvin, who… Read more The Earl of Architecture and the Prince of Wales

Happy Birthday Edward of Caernarfon!

April 25, 2018kyra

King Edward II of England was born on 25 April 1284, the fourth son of King Edward I and his first wife, Eleanor of Castile, but the eldest son to survive to adulthood. Most people know more historical myths about Edward II – that he was the embodiment of the limp-wristed pouf negative stereotype like… Read more Happy Birthday Edward of Caernarfon!