*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 48 – 25 November – 1 December 2024 Edward II’s Nieces: The Clare Sisters: Powerful Pawns of the Crown Paperback – 30 November 2024 (US) Stuart Spouses: A Compendium of Consorts from James I of Scotland to Queen Anne of Great Britain Hardcover – 30 November 2024 (US) Margaret, [read more]
The Queen Mother’s Coronation gown toile will go on display at Hillsborough Castle. The new exhibition “Royal Style in the Making” will feature the Queen Mother’s Coronation gown toile, an 18th century-style ballgown worn by Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and an evening dress worn by the late Queen Elizabeth II at a State Dinner [read more]
Read part four here. Wilhelmina had never been the epitome of good health but from 1820, she began having more and more health troubles. The court physician often prescribed her rest and sea air. William even had a pavilion built for her at the beach in Scheveningen, which he gave to her for her birthday [read more]
Read part three here. Despite the affair, William also managed to father a child with his wife again. On 9 May 1810, Wilhelmina gave birth to a daughter named Marianne at the Niederländisches Palais in Berlin. She was named for her aunt, Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg. William wrote to his eldest son, “Our wishes [read more]
A watch made for Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, is going on display at London’s Science Museum. The watch features rubies, sapphires, platinum and gold. It has 823 parts and had no budget. Unfortunately, Marie Antoinette was guillotined before the watch was completed. The watch will go on display as part of the Versailles: Science [read more]
Read part two here. The family spent the summer and fall in Fulda and the winter and spring in Berlin. From 1804, the family lived in the Niederländische Palais at the Unter den Linden, which had been loaned to them. They also had the use of Schönhausen, a country residence. The children usually stayed behind [read more]
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