Moniek Bloks, Author at History of Royal Women

The century of Juliana, a Queen and her Ideals exhibition

A tradition of abdication – Luxembourg & The Netherlands

Monday, 5 August 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Luxembourg and the Netherlands both have a tradition of abdication, which can perhaps be explained by the fact that they were once in personal union. As the first steps have been made by Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg to abdicate, take a look at the history of abdication in the two nations. From 1815, King [read more]

Book News Week 32

Sunday, 4 August 2024, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 32 – 5 August – 11 August 2024 Catherine, the Princess of Wales: A Biography of the Future Queen Hardcover – 6 August 2024 (US) The Women Who Ruled China: Buddhism, Multiculturalism, and Governance in the Sixth Century Paperback – 6 August 2024 (US & UK) The King’s Loot: The [read more]

Princess Andrew’s Meander Tiara

Friday, 2 August 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Andrew’s Meander Tiara entered the British royal family through the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Alice of Battenberg. Through marriage, she became Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark. It is unclear when she acquired the tiara, but this likely happened after her marriage in 1903. The tiara consists of diamonds with [read more]

Book Review: Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens

Thursday, 1 August 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* The lives of the six Queens of King Henry VIII of England have continued to fascinate us over 500 years later. The National Portrait Gallery is running an exhibition called “Six Lives. The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens”, and this wonderful hardcover book accompanies it. So, even if you can’t make it [read more]

Regina of Saxe-Meiningen – The would-be Empress of Austria

Monday, 29 July 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Regina of Saxe-Meiningen would have been Empress of Austria if the Austro-Hungarian Empire hadn’t been dissolved in 1918. She was born 6 January 1925 in Würzburg, the daughter of Georg, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen and Countess Klara Marie von Korff genannt Schmissing-Kerssenbrock. Her father was the titular Duke of Saxe-Meiningen as the duchy’s last Duke had [read more]

Book News Week 31

Sunday, 28 July 2024, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 31 – 29 July – 4 August 2024 Queen Victoria’s Favourite Granddaughter: Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, the Most Consequential Royal You Never Knew Hardcover – 30 July 2024 (UK) Anne Neville: Queen and Wife of Richard III Hardcover – 30 July 2024 (UK) Ravenous: A Life [read more]