In Emperor Puyi’s autobiography, The First Half of My Life, he frequently mentioned his sister, Princess Yunhuan. He mentioned how envious he was of Princess Yunhuan because she was able to have the freedom that he could never have.[1] Princess Yunhuan was the seventh sister of Emperor Puyi, the Last Emperor of China. Out of all [read more]
Princess Yunyu was the sixth sister of Puyi, the Last Emperor of China. Out of all of Emperor Puyi’s seven sisters, Princess Yunyu’s life was the happiest. After the fall of Manchukuo in 1945, Princess Yunyu did not suffer as much as her other sisters did. Instead, she is considered to be the happiest of [read more]
From Netflix comes the African Queens series, and the first series focuses on Njinga, Queen of Ndongo and Matamba. Netflix describes it as “a new documentary series exploring the lives of prominent and iconic African Queens. The first season will cover the life of Njinga, the complex, captivating, and fearless 17th-century warrior queen of Ndongo [read more]
Queen Victoria’s Wheat-ear Brooches were actually commissioned in 1830 by King William IV for his wife, Queen Adelaide, using 580 stones from the collection of his father, King George III. The set consists of six brooches. Three of the brooches had to be surrendered by Queen Victoria to her uncle, the King of Hanover, after [read more]
As the situation spiralled out of control, a plan was hatched to allow the family to escape. Marie Antoinette told the Count of Mercy in early May, “Our situation here is frightful, in a way that those who do not have to endure it cannot hope to understand.” The plan was set in motion. The [read more]
Since their failed attempt at fleeing, Marie Antoinette, her husband, children, and sister-in-law were being kept under strict guard in the Tuileries. On 20 June 1792, a terrifying mob was allowed into the gardens of the palace by the National Guard. They carried pikes and hatchets and eventually broke into the palace itself. They made [read more]
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