The Royal Women
Amanirenas – Fierce ruler of Kush
Amanirenas was a strong and fierce ruler who did not cower to the Roman Empire. Because of this, she is one of the kingdom’s most well-known rulers. [read more]
The Royal Women
The Royal Women
The Treaty of Breslau
The treaty, a preliminary peace agreement, brought about an end to the First Silesian War alongside the Treaty of Berlin. [read more]
Alia Al-Hussein
The tragedy of Queen Alia
Queen Alia of Jordan’s life was tragically cut short when she was just 28 years old. Born into a life of politics, she eventually would meet and fall in love with the Jordanian King. Alia Baha ud-din Toukan was born on Christmas Day in 1948 in Cairo, Egypt, to a Palestinian father who served as [read more]
Aishwarya of Nepal
Queen Aishwarya and the massacre of the royal family
Queen Aishwarya of Nepal was born as Lady Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi on 7 November 1949 in Lazimpat Durbar, Kathmandu. Aishwarya was the daughter of General Kendra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana and Shree Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah. Her family was from the former ruling Rana dynasty of Nepal. She would later meet a tragic end at the hands of her son. [read more]
Jordan
Princess Muna – Bringing Britain into the Royal Hashemite Court
Princess Muna al-Hussein, born on 25 April 1941, was the second wife of King Hussein I of Jordan; she is the mother of Jordan’s current monarch, King Abdullah II. She was born as Antoinette “Toni” Avril Gardiner in Chelmondiston, Suffolk, England and raised as a Christian in the United Kingdom. Her parents were Walter and Doris Gardiner. She was [read more]
China
Taking a look at Empress Wanrong
Empress Wanrong, also known as Empress Xiaokemin, was married to the last Emperor of China and the Qing Dynasty. She was born on 13 November 1906 in Beijing into the Gobulo clan; her father was the Minister of Domestic Affairs for the imperial court. Tragically, her mother died after giving birth to her from childbed fever. She was raised by [read more]