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Royalty

Its proximity to London has made Hertfordshire a favourite haunt of royalty. Every monarch has visited the county and some, such as Elizabeth I, have stayed for much longer.

  • Christ's Hospital School, Hertford

    Christ's Hospital School, Hertford

    Memories of the Wardrobe Mistress
  • Do you remember the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 60 years ago?

    Do you remember the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 60 years ago?

    Towns and villages in Hertfordshire celebrated the Coronation with a format which had been used for many previous Royal occasions ...
  • Events from the Illustrated London News

    Events from the Illustrated London News

    The Royal Visit to Hatfield House
  • Geoffey Chaucer

    Geoffey Chaucer

    Possible connections with Berkhampsted
  • Magna Carta and its Hertfordshire Connection

    Magna Carta and its Hertfordshire Connection

    This article makes reference to the content of Magna Carta only in so far as it relates to the naming ...
  • Mrs. Ecuyer

    Mrs. Ecuyer

    Meets The Queen
  • Princess Margaret visits Hertford County Hospital

    Princess Margaret visits Hertford County Hospital

    A new Diagnostics Unit
  • Princess Margaret's visit to Hertford County Hospital

    Princess Margaret's visit to Hertford County Hospital

    Official opening of the Diagnostic Unit (approximately 1989)
  • Queen Victoria's funeral

    Queen Victoria's funeral

    An eye witness account
  • Royston Street Parties

    Royston Street Parties

    Honey Way Party in honour of Charles and Diana 1981
  • Silver, Golden, Diamond!

    Silver, Golden, Diamond!

    How Hertfordshire celebrated past royal Jubilees
  • Sir Hedworth Meux and the Cedars Park Cats

    Sir Hedworth Meux and the Cedars Park Cats

    From Lowewood Museum
  • The Keeper and the Queen

    The Keeper and the Queen

    Part 1
  • The Keeper and the Queen

    The Keeper and the Queen

    Part 2
  • The Old Palace

    The Old Palace

    On the Walk Round Old Hatfield
  • The Queen's visit in 1959

    The Queen's visit in 1959

    Roses for The Queen
  • The Royal Borough of Broxbourne?

    The Royal Borough of Broxbourne?

    The history behind Broxbourne's royal borough bid
People
  • A father and son massacred in the New Hebrides
  • A Hard Life But a Happy One
  • A heroine who loved life (and more)
  • A SHOOTING IN WATTON - AT - STONE
  • A Short Personal Profile
  • Annie Swan, Suffragette
  • Audrey Collins OBE, Cricketer
  • Audrey Peattie, 1950's NHS Pathology Technician
  • Æthelflæd, Warrior Queen of the Mercians, 10th Century
  • Barbara Follett, Member of Parliament
  • Boudicca and her daughters, 30- 61 AD; the Terrorist – or freedom fighter?
  • Charles John Brewster Ray
  • Children of Hertfordshire
  • Christina of Markyate, Religious Visionary.
  • Cissi Pratt - Memories of St Ippolyts and Gosmore
  • Coleman connections
  • Cuffley Take Care
  • Dame Elizabeth Fuller, Education Pioneer.
  • Dame Ellen Terry, Actor
  • Dame Juliana Berners, Writer
  • Dame Margaret Tuke, Academic/Educator
  • Decorated Will
  • Delarivier Manley, Journalist
  • Denise Cook/Kelly
  • Dolly Shepherd, The Pioneering Edwardian Lady Parachutist
  • Dr Gladys Margaret Proudlock Dunbar
  • Dr Mary Groves Rowe MBE
  • Dr Miall-Smith, The Welwyn Garden City Doctor
  • E. Margaret Burnside, Midwifery Inspector
  • Elisabeth Hudson, Disability Campaigner
  • Elizabeth Baker, Playwright and Suffragette.
  • Elizabeth Impey, Suffragette
  • Emily Davies, Suffragette & Founder of Britain’s First Women’s College.
  • Family search
  • First Jump from Dreaded Balloon
  • George Eliot, Author
  • George Hill, last person executed in Hertford
  • Gwendoline Page – From Boreham Wood To Bletchley
  • Hatfield Mayor Lynne Sparks (2015-2016 Term)
  • Hertford County Constabulary
  • Herts Characters
  • Herts Hidden Heroines Project
  • Hilary Ratcliffe OBE, Gender Equality Campaigner
  • I was born at The Hoo on the Sixth of September, 1941!
  • In Black and White | Roger Britten |Royston's Printer (Part 1)
  • In Black and White | Roger Britten |Royston's Printer (Part 2)
  • Jane Hawking Jones, Educator & Author
  • Jane Wenham, The Accused Witch!
  • Judy Fryd CBE, Harpenden, campaigner & founder of Mencap.
  • Katherine Ferrers: The Wicked Lady - or was she?
  • Katherine Warington and Winifred Brenchley - Scientist
  • Kitty Hart-Moxon, Survivor
  • Lady Constance Lytton
  • Lady Constance Lytton, Suffragette
  • Lady Fanshawe - a Brave and Persistent Wife
  • Lavinia and William de Lautour
  • Lisa Buckingham OBE
  • Liz Hobbs MBE, Watersking Champion, Businesswoman
  • Looking for relatives of F/Lt Richard PICTON
  • Lorna Paulin, Hertfordshire County Librarian.
  • Louisa Puller, Suffragette
  • Lucy Shepherd, Explorer
  • Margaret & Annie Johnson - The First Hertfordshire Women Police Officers.
  • Margaret Murray, Egyptologist
  • Margaret Tyrwhitt Drake's Reference Book
  • Martine Wright, Paralympian & Campaigner
  • Mary Stout, Campaigner!
  • Mayor Lynne Sparks Speaks!
  • Micci Gorrod, Founder & Artistic Director of The Conscious Creative.
  • Mum's Story
  • Musical Memory Box
  • My early memories
  • My great-grandmother Annie Sears
  • P.C. Francis William Harmsworth ("Bill")
  • Peggy Hodges OBE, Aeronautical Engineer
  • Reba Younge, Educator, Anti-Racism Campaigner
  • Regina 4AD
  • ROBERT ORRIDGE BAXTER - EXECUTIONER
  • Ruth Osborne, The Accused Witch!
  • Syeda Momotaz Rahim, Community Activist
  • The Amazing Dolly Shepherd!
  • The ATA Girls (Air Transport Auxiliary) World War Two
  • The Reverend Samuel Briercliffe in Africa
  • The Timmins Family of Aldenham
  • Ursula Bloom, Music Maker For Silent Films
  • Victoria Farmer, Aviator
  • Violet Olivia Cressy-Marcks 1895-1970
  • Wartime Nursing Memories
  • Yvonne Maslinksa, War Intelligence Worker
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  • My Story 2019
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