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Deng Man – King Wu of Chu’s wise and capable Queen

Saturday, 26 October 2024, 6:00 Lauralee Jacks 0

Deng Man was Queen to King Wu of Chu. Queen Deng Man has often been praised for her wisdom. She had the intelligence to predict the outcomes of two military situations. Deng Man proved to be a very capable Queen.[1] Her story has been taught to Confucian scholars that success is only a temporary achievement.[2] Once someone [read more]

The Mellerio Ruby Parure Tiara

Friday, 25 October 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Mellerio Ruby Parure Tiara was made by Mellerio dits Meller, a French jewellery firm, for Queen Emma, the second wife of King William III of the Netherlands, in 1888 as part of a large ruby parure. The pieces were a gift from her husband for Christmas. Embed from Getty Images The complete parure includes [read more]

Qin Mu Ji – The Princess who was willing to sacrifice herself to save her brother

Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 6:00 Lauralee Jacks 0

Princess Qin Mu Ji (also known as the Ji-Clan Woman) was a Princess of Jin. She married Duke Mu of Qin for political reasons. Her brother, Duke Hui of Jin, violated the peace treaty between the States of Jin and Qin. Her husband, Duke Mu of Qin invaded the State of Jin and captured her [read more]

Book Review: The Wives of George IV: The Secret Bride and the Scorned Princess by Catherine Curzon

Monday, 21 October 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*review copy* *contains affiliate links* The future King George IV was famously married twice, once illegally to Maria Fitzherbt and once legally to Caroline of Brunswick. Maria Fitzherbert, already twice a widow, was basically harassed into becoming his wife. Their wedding went against the Royal Marriages Act of 1772 and was thus never valid. Even [read more]

Book News Week 43

Sunday, 20 October 2024, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 43 – 21 October – 27 October 2024 Regina: The Queens Who Could Have Been Kindle Edition & Hardcover – 24 October 2024 (US & UK) Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens Hardcover – 22 October 2024 (UK) Cooking and the Crown: Royal [read more]

Queen Isabella I of Castile – The wedding of Ferdinand and Isabella

Saturday, 19 October 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 14 October 1469, the formal betrothal between Isabella and Ferdinand had taken place and the marriage agreement and the papal dispensation had been read aloud by the archbishop. This papal dispensation was actually a fake – supposedly issued by an earlier pope, Pius II. The papal nuncio’s silence had been bought with Aragonese gold. [read more]