Empress Dowager Cheonchu was the granddaughter, daughter, wife, sister, mother, and aunt of Goryeo (Korean) emperors. However, Empress Dowager Cheonchu has gone down in Korean history as a lecherous, villainous Empress. Over the centuries, historians have called her a “음녀 [prostitute]” [1] and a “악녀 [villain].” [2] This was because she took a lover after [read more]
Most of the Grand Princess consorts of Kyiv have had very little about them written down. One of them who we have more biographical details about is Rogneda of Polotsk, the main pagan wife of Vladimir the Great. Early Life and Background Rogneda was probably born in the early 960s. Her father was Rogvolod, the [read more]
Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes are teaming up to write a Bridgerton prequel novel based on the spinoff series on Netflix. The book is set to be released around the same time as the show will premiere on Netflix. The character of Queen Charlotte in Bridgerton was created by Chris Van Dusen. Her marriage to [read more]
The engagement of Prince Richard of Gloucester and the Danish-born Birgitte van Deurs was announced in February 1972 with the New York Times writing: “Queen’s Cousin will wed a secretary The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester announced the engagement at Kensington Palace today and declared themselves “simply delighted” with the young woman their son had [read more]
A new photograph of The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester has been released to mark their Golden wedding anniversary today. The photo was taken earlier this week in the garden of their home at Kensington Palace. The Duchess of Gloucester is wearing a brooch that was designed by her husband, and it’s an entwined “R” [read more]
Read part one here. Melancholy seemed to run in the family. Following the death of her son, Elisabeth’s sister Helene “often seemed mad in her terrible passion.” Following the death of her cousin King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who had been declared insane shortly before, Elisabeth’s chamberlain wrote that “though there is no reason for [read more]
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