In a small city in the south of the Netherlands lies Thorn Abbey, which once upon a time was an Imperial Abbey of the Holy Roman Empire. It was probably founded around 900-1000, sources differ on the exact date. The imperial immediacy of the abbey was confirmed in 1292. It had special imperial protection under [read more]
A regent is “a person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated.” Blanche of Castile was born on 4 March 1188 as the daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England. Not much is known of her youth. At the age of 12, Blanche was [read more]
This imposing building in Haarlem is now used as a government building, but once upon a time, it was a summer residence for Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange and mother to King William I of the Netherlands. She lived there in the summer from 1814 until her death in 1820. The building was [read more]
Bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir takes on what no fiction writer has done before: creating a dramatic six-book series in which each novel covers one of King Henry VIII’s wives. In this captivating opening volume, Weir brings to life the tumultuous tale of Katherine of Aragon, Henry’s first, devoted, and “true” queen. A [read more]
King Anna of East Anglia was King of East Anglia from circa 636 to circa 654. With his consort Sæwara, he had four or five children. All of his children were eventually canonised, including his three (or possibly four) daughters. Seaxburh Seaxburh was married to Eorcenberht of Kent, and through this marriage, she was the [read more]
Ekaterina, or Katya as she was known, was born in Moscow, Russia in 1847. Her parents were ex-cavalry captain Mikhail Dolgorukov and his wife, Vera Vishnevskaia. Katya was of high birth, her ancestor had founded Moscow in 1147, and her direct Dolgorukov family line was an ancient noble line which could be traced back the [read more]
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