Last week I went on a day trip to Aachen in Germany. It was about a three hour journey by train but time went quickly and before I knew it I was standing in front of the Cathedral, which looks tiny from the front! Karlsschrein (contains the bones of Charlemagne) Marienschrein (contains the four great [read more]
Joanna of Flanders has gone down in history as the ‘Fiery’ for her role in the War of the Breton Succession. She was born circa 1295 as the daughter of Louis I, Count of Nevers and Joan, Countess of Rethel. Her grandfather was also Count of Flanders, but as her father predeceased his father, he [read more]
On a bright and sunny autumn day, I went all the way to the south of the Netherlands. I went to Roermond to the visit the Munster church which has one of the oldest surviving tombs in the Netherlands. This tomb belongs to Margaret of Brabant and her husband Gerard III. Margaret was born between [read more]
When Henry VIII of England died in 1547, his will and the Third Succession Act dictated who should follow him on the throne. His son Edward VI and his heirs would be first in line. However, Edward would die childless at the tender age of 15 without heirs. Although Henry’s eldest daughter Mary had been [read more]
Little Katherine of England was born on the early morning of 25 November 1253 at Westminster Palace as the fifth child of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. Though she was described as beautiful, something was obviously wrong with her. Diseases like this were not understood at the time and could not be positively identified, [read more]
Christina of Norway was born circa 1234 as the daughter of Haakon IV and Margrete Skulesdatter. Tales differ as to how she became an Infanta of Castile. Christina was sent to Castile intended for one of the brothers of Alfonso X of Castile, under the condition from her father that she be allowed to pick which [read more]
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