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The notable Victorian artist Hamilton Macallum settled in Beer, and exhibited many local scenes at the Royal Academy in London. A memorial to him can be found just above the beach.

The Royal Oak is still there, though it looks very different now. The pub's name refers to the Shropshire tree in which Charles II hid from his pursuers after the Battle of Worcester in 1651.

Conisbrough is derived from Cyningsburgh, Anglo-Saxon for the king's fortified settlement; it features in Sir Walter Scott's novel 'Ivanhoe' as the home of Athelstan, the last of the Saxon royal line.

The castle passed into royal hands, and during the Civil War it withstood a year-long siege before surrendering on 16 November 1645.

Dartmouth is still very much a sailing town, and the Royal Regatta, which is held annually in August, still attracts huge crowds.

The royal name went with them.

The view is north-eastwards to the Jubilee Clock and Greenhill (centre right), with the Georgian frontages of Gloucester Row and Royal Crescent facing seawards (left).

If we look to our left, we will gaze over the Upper Lake, and on towards the Royal Military College.

The Mersey's plucky little boats saw action in both World Wars, and the original 'Iris' and 'Daffodil' were awarded their title 'Royal' for their gallant service at Zeebrugge in 1918.

Booming expansion led the Duke of Devonshire and the townspeople to lobby for borough status, finally granted by royal charter in June 1883.

Here the visitor can find a remarkable collection of horseshoes in all sizes, for the tradition of the town requires all nobility, including members of the Royal Family, to present a horseshoe when visiting

In the background are the Harbour Hotel in London Road and the 1903 Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club, paid for and opened by Lord Claud Hamilton, Chairman of the Great Eastern Railway Company.

To the left is Musks, butcher and sausage makers, displaying their Royal Warrants.

The crowd hugging the balustrade suggests that there must have been either a yacht race taking place or that persons of eminence were arriving at the Royal Yacht Squadron.

The Royal Infirmary, next door to the cathedral and just a hearse's ride away from the Necropolis.

Today, Bangor is home to the Royal Ulster Yacht Club's annual regatta.

St John's Church c1965 When the Domesday commissioners were doing their rounds in 1086, the most important royal manor in the area was at Unstone, which had its own church and a priest.

Easingwold, on the busy A19 between York and Thirsk, was an important market town and coaching station on the Royal Mail run between York and Edinburgh.

Ten years before the annual Royal Regatta began, the first Oxford and Cambridge University boat race was held on the Thames at Henley.

Even the lamps on the gate posts have royal crowns on top. Because of its importance, the locals take great pride in keeping the whole village maintained in an immaculate condition.

In this picture the Royal Anchor is to the right of the chestnut tree.

In 1779, the peace of this tiny village was shattered by the noise of gunfire when the ships of the Royal Navy and the ships of the United States came together in the Battle of Flamborough Head.

Building continued under Henry I and Henry II after Arundel had become a royal fortress.

It was here that James IV founded a royal dockyard where he could build his navy.