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Book News Week 45

*contains affiliate links* Book News week 45 – 4 November – 10 November 2024 The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse: The curious destinies of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters  Hardcover – 7 November 2024 (UK & US) Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac: A New History of Rome’s Imperial Women Kindle Edition/Hardcover – 7 November (US [read more]

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Royal Jewels

The Stuart Tiara

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]

Book News

Book News Week 44

*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]