Articles by Brittani Barger

About Brittani Barger

My name is Brittani, and I am from Tennessee, USA. I have a B.A. in Political Science and History from the University of Tennessee: Knoxville, and a master’s degree from Northeastern University. I’ve been passionate about history since I was a child. My favorite areas to study and research are World War II through the Cold War, as well as studying the ancient Romans and Egyptians. Aside from pursuing my passion for writing about history, I am a reporter for Royal News (our sister site!). I am also an avid reader who believes you can never stop learning! On any weekend in the fall, you can find me watching college football (American football) and cheering on my Tennessee Volunteers! You can contact me on Twitter @bbargerRC .

Amanishakheto – Warrior Queen of Nubia

Thursday, 6 April 2017, 7:00 Brittani Barger 3

The birth or death date of Kandake (the word for queen in the Meroitic language) Amanishakheto is not known; however, it is believed that she reigned in the first century somewhere between 10 BC to 1 AD after succeeding Queen Amanirenas. It is important to note that exact dates of the Kushites are uncertain until the Middle Ages. Most recognise Amanishakheto by her jewellery collection found in her pyramid at Meroë (present-day Sudan) in [read more]

Princess Märtha of Sweden – Mother of the nation

Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 7:00 Brittani Barger 2

Märtha Sofia Lovisa Dagmar Thyra was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 28 March 1901 to Prince Carl of Sweden and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark. She was the second of four children. Her younger sister, Astrid, would go on to be Queen of the Belgians. It was on 21 March 1929 that Märtha married her cousin, then Crown [read more]

Royal victim at Buchenwald – Princess Mafalda of Savoy

Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 8:00 Brittani Barger 2

The tragedy of the Holocaust is one everyone learns about and remembers; the victims’ names are mentioned and memorialised. Royals were not exempt from the concentration camps, and Princess Mafalda of Savoy was sent off to Buchenwald where she would later die. Mafalda was born on 19 November 1902 in Rome to King Victor Emmanuel [read more]

Queen Noor – An American Queen

Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 7:00 Brittani Barger 2

It was on 15 June 1978 in Amman that an American, with Syrian roots, Lisa Halaby married King Hussein and became the Queen of Jordan. She relinquished her American citizenship, converted to Sunni Islam and took the name of Noor Al-Hussein. She became his fourth wife after the twice-divorced King was widowed when Queen Alia was killed in a helicopter [read more]

Maria Amalia of Austria – A forced marriage

Sunday, 26 February 2017, 7:00 Brittani Barger 0

As a continuation of our series regarding “The Year of Maria Theresa,” we take a look at the birth and life of her daughter, Maria Amalia. On 26 February 1746, Maria Theresa gave birth to her eighth child, and sixth daughter, in the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria. She was given the full name [read more]

Queen Victoria’s connection to the American Presidents

Friday, 20 January 2017, 16:00 Brittani Barger 0

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom has a connection to those who take up the office of President of the United States of America. Those who sit in the Oval Office of the White House as President of the United States use the Resolute desk given by Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B. Hayes in [read more]