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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]

December Book News

Saturday, 26 November 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Marie Antoinette’s Darkest Days: Prisoner No. 280 in the Conciergerie Hardcover – 1 Dec 2016 (UK & US) This compelling book begins on the 2nd of August 1793, the day Marie Antoinette was torn from her family’s arms and escorted from the Temple to the Conciergerie, a thick-walled fortress turned prison. It was also known as the [read more]

The Official Residence of the Sovereign – St James’s Palace

Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

St James’s Palace is still the official residence of the sovereign and it’s considered the most senior royal palace in the United Kingdom. However, it is no longer the principal residence of the monarch. It was built by Henry VIII between 1531 and 1536 on the site of a leper hospital, which had been dedicated [read more]

The Victoria Letters by Helen Rappaport Book Review

Saturday, 19 November 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The official companion to ITV’s hotly anticipated new drama, The Victoria Letters delves into the private writings of the young Queen Victoria, painting a vivid picture of the personal life of one of England’s greatest monarchs. From the producers of Poldark and Endeavour, ITV’s Victoria follows the early years of the young Queen’s reign, based [read more]

Victoria: A Celebration of a Queen and her Glorious Reign by Deborah Jaffé Book Review

Saturday, 29 October 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

An incisive tribute to one of Britain’s most powerful and influential monarchs ever. Queen of Great Britain and sovereign of an empire on which the sun never set, Victoria ruled for an unprecedented 64 years—a record only surpassed by Queen Elizabeth in 2015. With more than 200 photographs, Victoria provides an illuminating overview of her [read more]

November Book News

Saturday, 22 October 2016, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Victoria: The Queen: The Woman Who Shaped the Modern World Hardcover – 15 November 2016 (UK & US) For readers of Stacy Schiff’s Cleopatra and Sally Bedell Smith’s Elizabeth the Queen comes the story of the indefatigable British queen who built an empire and made the modern world: a sweeping, gorgeously written, page-turning new biography of Queen [read more]