Anna Leopoldovna’s unfortunate children
To understand the situation Anna Leopoldovna’s daughters, or rather yet all four of her children, ended up in, we must begin at the beginning. In […]
Month: August 2016
Catherine of Braganza – A forgotten Queen
Catherine was born in 1638 into the House of Braganza; Portugal’s most important noble family. In 1640, Catherine’s father was proclaimed King John IV of […]
Queens Regnant: Constance of Sicily – The unlikely Heir
Constance of Sicily was born on 2 November 1154 as the daughter of King Roger II and his third wife, Beatrice of Rethel. Constance had […]
Export ban placed on Queen Victoria’s wedding coronet
A temporary export ban has been placed on coronet that belonged to Queen Victoria, preventing it from being sold abroad. The coronet was designed by […]
Elizabeth Stuart – The Winter Queen
In 1596, Elizabeth Stuart, the eldest daughter of King James VI Scotland and Anne of Denmark, was born. In 1603 the old Queen Elizabeth I […]
September Book News
Life in the Georgian Court Hardcover – 30 Jun 2016 (UK) & 14 September 2016 (US) As the glittering Hanoverian court gives birth to the […]
