Jane Boleyn, born Parker, was the wife of George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, the brother of Queen Anne Boleyn. George and Anne had both been executed in 1536. Jane was a distant cousin of King Henry VIII of England, being a descendant of Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso, the maternal grandmother of King Henry VII. She grew [read more]
Women were first allowed to take part in the 1900 Paris Olympics Games, and since 1991 all new sports wanting to be included must include a women’s event. With the Paris Olympic Games 2024 about to begin, let’s take a look at some royal Olympians. The Princess Royal Embed from Getty Images The Princess Royal was [read more]
Read part one here. Isabella had been informed that Christian had refused to give up his mistress, a Dutch woman named Dyveke, and she had been installed near the royal palace. Admonishments from both her grandfather Maximilian and her aunt Margaret led to nothing. The welcome ceremony was followed by a coronation and an in-person [read more]
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On 20 July 1999, Princess Caroline of Monaco gave birth to her fourth child, Alexandra. The father was Ernst August, Prince of Hanover whom she married on 23 January 1999. Embed from Getty Images As Ernst August was a descendant of King George II of Great Britain, he was required to receive permission from Queen [read more]
The Poltimore Tiara was made for Florence Bampfylde, Lady Poltimore, by the jeweller Garrard around 1870. The tiara could be worn traditionally but could also be broken down into a necklace or even into brooches. Lady Poltimore wore the tiara to the coronation of King George VI and Queen Mary in 1911. It was her [read more]
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