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Book Review: Recollections: The Memoirs of Victoria Marchioness of Milford Haven by Ilana D. Miller

Saturday, 25 June 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Victoria, Marchioness of Milford Haven, was born Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine as the eldest daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom. She married Prince Louis of Battenberg in 1884 and was, among others, the mother of Princesses Alice [read more]

Book News July 2022

Saturday, 18 June 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Platinum Queen: Over 75 Speeches Given by Britain’s Longest-Reigning Monarch Hardcover – 5 May 2022 (UK) & 1 July 2022 (US) For the first time, all 70 of the Queen’s Christmas speeches are published together in full, along with six additional feature speeches made at significant points in her life. Elizabeth I’s Final Years: [read more]

Book Review: The Queen: 70 Glorious Years

Saturday, 4 June 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* The Queen: 70 Glorious Years is just one of many books being released to celebrate The Queen’s platinum jubilee, but this is the official souvenir publication from the Royal Collection Trust. The book highlights the memorable events during Queen Elizabeth II’s reign in photographs. These photographs are accompanied by quotes and context [read more]

Book Review: Victoria II by Daniel A Willis

Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 5:55 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* I will be the first to admit that I was way out of my comfort zone when I bought this book. It’s not only fiction but also offers an alternative universe where Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had just one surviving child as Prince Albert was shot and killed while Queen Victoria [read more]

Book News June 2022

Saturday, 21 May 2022, 5:55 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Blood, Fire and Gold: The story of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici Hardcover – 30 June 2022 (UK & US) This is a story of two remarkable visionaries: a story of blood, fire and gold. It is also a tale of ceaseless calculation, of love and rivalry, of war and wisdom [read more]

Book News May 2022

Saturday, 23 April 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Ena and Bee: Queen Victoria’s Spanish Granddaughters Hardcover – 28 May 2022 (UK) & 7 September 2022 (US) Princess Victoria Eugenia (Ena) of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice (Bee) of Saxe-Coburg, granddaughters of Queen Victoria of England, married into the Spanish royal family. In 1906, Ena became the consort of King Alfonso XIII, [read more]