Over the years, many Americans have joined various royal families across the globe – some more well-known than others. One woman who has not been discussed in much detail was Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark, born Nonie “Nancy” May Stewart Worthington Leeds in Zanesville, Ohio. A daughter of a wealthy merchant, Nancy was born on 20 January [read more]
With the formidable Elizabeth of Poland as her mother-in-law, Elizabeth of Bosnia was bound to pick up some of her traits as a powerful Queen Mother. But the younger Elizabeth’s circumstances as a widowed queen were more difficult; when Elizabeth of Poland was widowed, her capable son was the new king. As for Elizabeth of [read more]
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia spoke in a Christmas interview with Rossiya-1 television channel on Sunday, where he said that the expert work on the (presumed) remains of the last Imperial family will be completed on time. “The expert appraisal will finish when specialists finish it and say: here are the results of all tests. No one [read more]
The Kingdom of Cyprus was a Crusader kingdom that existed between 1192 and 1489. The island of Cyprus was conquered by 1191 by King Richard I of England from the Byzantine Empire. He soon realised that the island was not worthwhile and he sold it to the Knights Templar. The people of Cyprus attempted to [read more]
Often, Middle Eastern and African royal ladies are overlooked and overshadowed in the traditionally male-dominated society. As a result, there are numerous royal women from the Middle East and Africa who are not written about or discussed like their European counterparts. We are taking a look at one such lady. Fatimah el-Sharif was the last [read more]
In the middle of a super busy exhibition about the 80s (now closed), there was a corner about the inauguration of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. They even had the very dress that Beatrix wore underneath her robe. Her inauguration took place on 30 April 1980. Her mother signed the abdication at 10.06am in the [read more]
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