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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]

Book Review: Royal Seals: Images of Power and Majesty by Paul Dryburgh

Saturday, 16 April 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* *review copy* Royal Seals: Images of Power and Majesty introduces us to the seals of the English, Scottish and British royals, and also includes some ecclesiastic and noble seals, in cooperation with The National Archives. I was a little apprehensive when I began to read this book, simply because I thought it [read more]

Book Review: Espionage in the Divided Stuart Dynasty 1685-1715 by Julian Whitehead

Saturday, 9 April 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* *review copy* The Stuart dynasty has been marked by the significant religious division in the family itself. We have the merry monarch King Charles II, his Catholic brother King James II, his daughters Queen Anne and Queen Mary II. The latter ruled jointly with her husband, King William III, following the Glorious [read more]

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Book Review: Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528-1603) by Rubén González Cuerva

Friday, 25 March 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Maria of Austria was born on 21 June 1528 as the second child and eldest daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Isabella of Portugal. Of her seven siblings, only her elder brother Philip (the future King Philip II of Spain) and her younger sister Joanna (born in 1535) survived to adulthood. [read more]

Book Review: Empress Alexandra: The Special Relationship Between Russia’s Last Tsarina and Queen Victoria by Melanie Clegg

Friday, 18 March 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* *review copy* Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria through her daughter Alice, who would tragically die young. Queen Victoria would always be especially close to Alice’s children, and they often visited her in England. Empress Alexandra: The Special Relationship Between Russia’s Last Tsarina and Queen Victoria actually [read more]