Michael MontaguMarry me, for I am the Emperor of ChinaThe Montagu family in England pre-dates the Norman invasion of 1066. In the Domesday Book, the inventory of his realm ordered by William…Mar 30, 2021Mar 30, 2021
Michael MontaguTulip Mania — an early speculationHere tulips bloom as they are told: unkempt about those hedges blows and English unofficial rose’Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
Michael MontaguWas a cigarette case one of the causes of the rise of Hitler?How often do you hold a piece of real history in your hand? Something that played a part in changing not just an individual life, or that…Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
Michael MontaguIt was the most expensive, scandal ridden coronation in British history.Two hundred years ago, on 19th July 1821, a select group of 4,656 witnessed what was, without doubt, the most extravagant coronation…Mar 2, 2021Mar 2, 2021