Royal Media
Watch the official trailer for Becoming Elizabeth
STARZ has just released the official trailer of Becoming Elizabeth, about the youth of the future Queen Elizabeth I. The series is set to premiere on 12 June 2022.
Year: 2022
Austria
Sisi – A future Empress leaves home
On 20 April 1854, the 16-year-old Elisabeth left Munich, the city where she had been born, to be married to her first cousin, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. The young Princess heard mass in the private chapel of the Herzog-Max-Palais before she began to say goodbye to the servants. She had brought a little [read more]
China
Empress Dowager Feng – The captive princess who married into the dynasty that destroyed her family
Grand Empress Dowager Feng’s life is a story of tenacity. She was a princess whose homeland was destroyed by the Northern Wei dynasty. She was a captive and was forced to become a servant by her enemies. She even became an empress of the dynasty that destroyed her kingdom and scattered her family. Despite her [read more]
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
No – Queen Charlotte wasn’t black
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a German Princess who, at the age of 17, married King George III of the United Kingdom and thus became Queen. They would eventually have fifteen children together. The stories of the supposed biracial heritage of Queen Charlotte came about after comments on the Allan Ramsay portrait (see above) that she [read more]
Book Reviews
Book Review: Royal Seals: Images of Power and Majesty by Paul Dryburgh
*contains affiliate links* *review copy* Royal Seals: Images of Power and Majesty introduces us to the seals of the English, Scottish and British royals, and also includes some ecclesiastic and noble seals, in cooperation with The National Archives. I was a little apprehensive when I began to read this book, simply because I thought it [read more]
Places To Visit
Speyer Cathedral – Three Empresses and a Princess
Speyer Cathedral in the city of Speyer in Germany began its life in 1030 under Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor. It was consecrated in 1061, but many additions and renovations were to come over the years. Between 1030 and 1308, the Cathedral became the burial place of four Emperors, four Kings, three Empresses, and one [read more]