Book News
Book News Week 29
*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 29 – 15 July – 21 July 2024 Mary, Queen of Scots Slept Here Hardcover – 19 July 2024 (US & UK)
mary
Book Reviews
Book News January 2022
*contains affiliate links* Mary, Queen of Scots Book of Days Hardcover – 9 September 2021 (UK) & 1 January 2022 (US) Hugely informative and stunningly produced, the Mary, Queen of Scots Book of Days pairs a practical perpetual diary with a wealth of material on the life and times of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542 -1587). [read more]
Anne of France
The Royal Women of Maximilian (TV series)
With the 2017 series Maximilian now available via Starz, we are introduced to some more unknown royal women. Mary, Duchess of Burgundy Although the series is called Maximillian, the second main character is Mary, Duchess of Burgundy – his wife. Challenged in her rights to become Duchess in her own right by the French, she [read more]
Albertine Agnes of Nassau
Albertine Agnes of Nassau – The first female regent of the Dutch Republic
Albertine Agnes of Nassau was born on 9 April 1634 in The Hague as the sixth child and fifth daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels. Her elder brother was William II, Prince of Orange, who married Mary, Princess Royal and became the father of the King-Stadtholder William III. Her elder [read more]
Mary Princess Royal
Mary, Princess Royal – The beloved Princess
Princess Mary was born on 25 April 1897 as the daughter of the then Duke and Duchess of York (later King George V and Queen Mary). The Princess’s great-grandmother Queen Victoria telegraphed “All happiness to you and my little Diamond Jubilee baby.” The christening was performed by the Archbishop of York and the godparents were Queen Victoria, the Duchess [read more]
Book Reviews
Book News November 2018
My Husband and I: The Inside Story of the Royal Marriage Paperback – 20 November 2018 (US) & 5 April 2018 (UK) When a young Princess Elizabeth met and fell in love with the dashing Naval Lieutenant Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, it wasn’t without complications. The romance between the sailor prince and the [read more]