November 2023 - History of Royal Women

Review: Napoleon (2023)

Thursday, 30 November 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

From Ridley Scott comes the 2023 biopic Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte and Vanessa Kirby as Joséphine de Beauharnais. Napoleon rose to become Emperor of the French with Joséphine by his side, although he would later divorce her to marry the Austrian Archduchess Marie Louise to father an heir. The film begins with [read more]

María Teresa Rafaela of Spain – The Dauphine who found a warm and pure heart

Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

María Teresa Rafaela of Spain was born on 11 June 1726 as the daughter of King Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese. From her father’s first marriage, she had two surviving half-brothers. She also had five full siblings. María Teresa Rafaela was born Royal Alcazar of Madrid in Spain, and she was under the [read more]

Cypros II – The Jewish Queen who made a tapestry of the ancient world

Monday, 27 November 2023, 6:00 Lauralee Jacks 0

Queen Cypros II was the wife of King Herod Agrippa I of Judea. Queen Cypros II was once an artist who made a map of the ancient world on a tapestry.[1] Sadly, her tapestry has been lost to us in history.[2] Queen Cypros II also had two coins made in her image.[3] Thus, she was a respected [read more]

Book News Week 48

Sunday, 26 November 2023, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book news week 48: 27 November – 3 December 2023 Catherine the Great and the Culture of Celebrity in the Eighteenth Century (Cultures of Early Modern Europe) Paperback – 30 November 2023 (US & UK) Henry VIII’s True Daughter: Catherine Carey, A Tudor Life Hardcover – 30 November 2023 (UK) On The Trail [read more]

Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur Dessalines – The heroic actions of the first Empress of Haiti

Saturday, 25 November 2023, 6:00 Lauralee Jacks 0

Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur Dessalines was the first Empress of Haiti. She was the wife of Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines of Haiti. She was also the first recorded nurse in Haitian history.[1] Empress Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur Dessalines was known for her charitable acts.[2] During Haiti’s turbulent times, she managed to save countless lives. It is [read more]

Queen Mary’s Love Trophy Collar

Friday, 24 November 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Mary’s Love Trophy Collar was made in March 1901 for the future Queen Mary when she was Duchess of Cornwall and York. The collar is “formed of seven brilliant-set panels, each with an amatory trophy of bow, quiver and torch in a laurel-wreath oval suspended from a ribbon-tie, framed by foliate brilliant-set bands.” The [read more]