*contains affiliate links* Book News week 17 – 21 April – 27 April 2025 The Cleopatras: Discover the powerful story of the seven queens of Ancient Egypt! Paperback – 24 April 2025 (UK) The Graces: The Untold Lives of the Women Who Transformed the Restoration Court Hardcover – 24 April 2025 (UK) Vagabond Princess: The [read more]
Counterplay (Tegenspel) – A Century of Female Kingship is the new exhibition at the Loo Palace in Apeldoorn. The exhibition tells the story of the Netherlands’ three reigning Queens – Queen Wilhelmina, Queen Juliana and Queen Beatrix – against a backdrop of significant social changes and public perceptions of women. As Queens, the women were [read more]
The Spanish Wedding Gift Tiara was given to the future Queen Fabiola of Belgium as a wedding gift by the Spanish people. Embed from Getty Images Fabiola received the tiara from the hands of Carmen Franco, the wife of Francisco Franco, on 5 December 1960. This also happened to be Fabiola’s birthday. Embed from Getty [read more]
Following Japan’s surrender after the Second World War, there were calls for Emperor Hirohito to step down and be tried as a war criminal. Others feared unrest in Japan if this happened, and so a middle ground was sought. The Americans occupied Japan from its surrender on 2 September 1945 until the Treaty of San [read more]
*contains affiliate links* Book News week 16 – 14 April – 20 April 2025 The Rebel Romanov: Julie of Saxe-Coburg, the Empress Russia Never Had Hardcover – 15 April 2025 (US)
Queen Alexandra’s coronation dress is going on display for the first time in 30 years. The coronation dress will go on display today with more than 300 other items at The King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace as part of the new exhibition The Edwardians: Age of Elegance. The exhibition focuses on two royal couples – [read more]
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