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]
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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 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]
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La Malinche has often been viewed as a traitor to her own people.[1] She was an indigenous princess who helped Hernan Cortes bring down the Aztec Empire. She has often been portrayed as deceitful and a trickster.[2] Yet, modern-day historians are very sympathetic to La Malinche.[3] She has been a victim of an institution that forced her [read more]
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