The story of
Mary II’s love letters to William III
Buried among a collection of official documents curated by William III are an unusual find: expressions of love.
Series
Home Office: Various Royal Warrants
Catalogue reference: HO 125
What's it about?
HO 125
Original letters patent and sign manual warrants relating to the styles and titles of members of the Royal Family, authority to the Prince of Wales to confer knighthood on various occasions, and other matters.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 125
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Various Royal Warrants
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1860-1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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Original letters patent and sign manual warrants relating to the styles and titles of members of the Royal Family, authority to the Prince of Wales to confer knighthood on various occasions, and other matters.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Other original warrants are in HO 37
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 18 papers
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Royalty
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8989/
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