Royal Media
The Last Czars – Official Trailer
Coming to Netflix on 3 July 2019.
Month: June 2019
The Royal Women
Queen Victoria in her journal – 20 June 1837
“I was awoke at 6 o’clock by Mamma, who told me the Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Conyngham were here and wished to see me. I got out of bed and went into my sitting-room (only in my dressing gown) and alone, and saw them. Lord Conyngham then acquainted me that my poor Uncle, the [read more]
The Royal Women
The accession of Queen Victoria
Victoria had gone to bed knowing that her uncle King William IV was in terrible health and was not expected to live much longer. He had already reached his ultimate goal – living until Victoria had turned 18. He had been unable to attend her 18th birthday, but he sent her a grand piano as [read more]
The Royal Women
Princess Victoria to King Leopold I of Belgium – 19 June 1837
The day before Victoria’s accession as Queen, Victoria wrote to her uncle King Leopold I of Belgium. The King’s state, I may fairly say, is hopeless; he may perhaps linger a few days, but he cannot recover ultimately. Yesterday the physicians declared he could not live till the morning, but today he is a little [read more]
Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II – The 00s to 2022 (Part five)
Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. Read part four here. The Queen began the year 2000 with her 13th visit to Australia, but the health of both her mother and her sister remained on her mind. Her mother would celebrate her 100th birthday that August, and Elizabeth made sure [read more]
Hedwig of Żagań
Hedwig of Zagan – The King’s last hope for heirs
In 1365, Casimir III, King of Poland was 55, had been married three times, but still had no legitimate sons. His second wife, Adelaide of Hesse, whom he had repudiated in 1356 was still alive and fighting for her marital rights. Casimir instead decided to marry a much younger woman, in the hope that she [read more]