*contains affiliate links* In honour of the release of Ellen Alpsten’s new novel The Last Princess, please enjoy this imagined Q&A with its leading lady, Gytha Godwinson. What an honour to meet the last Anglo-Saxon Princess here to discuss Royal Women. Welcome, Gytha Godwinson… Please don’t. I never asked for what came to me. When [read more]
The Stuart Tiara is perhaps the Dutch royal family’s showstopper. Its central diamond is almost a whopping 40 carats. The central diamond is called The Stuart Diamond, and its first recorded owner was Queen Mary II of England, who reigned jointly with her husband, King William III, also Prince of Orange. Mary purchased the diamond [read more]
Princess Margaretha of Sweden was born on 31 October 1934 as the eldest child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She was born at Haga Palace, and she and her younger sisters (Princess Birgitta, Princess Désirée and Princess Christina) were known as the Haga Princesses. Embed from [read more]
Queen Artemisia I of Halicarnassus was a warrior queen during the Persian Empire.[1] She was known as the first woman in history to “command a ship.” [2] She greatly influenced King Xerxes of the Persian Empire.[3] She has been praised by ancient historians for her bravery and intelligence.[4] Queen Artemisia I of Halicarnassus was most likely born [read more]
Princess Kong Bo Ji has had a negative reputation in Chinese history. Ancient chroniclers have described her as “a lustful concubine.”[1] Her lust has caused disorder in her State of Wei.[2] However, Kong Bo Ji was a very powerful Princess. She was able to depose one ruler and enthrone another. Her power has been depicted as [read more]
*contains affiliate links* Book News week 44 – 28 October – 3 November 2024 The Tragic Life of Lady Jane Grey Hardcover – 31 October 2024 (US) Elizabeth of York and the Birth of the Tudor Dynasty: Uniting the Roses Hardcover – 30 October 2024 (UK) Daughters of Edward I Paperback – 30 October 2024 [read more]
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