The Royal Women

HRW’s Top Books of 2017

Moniek I’ve done 26 book reviews and there are plenty to chose from! The Wandering Princess by Edward Hanson definitely tops the list for me. Other favourites are In Haste with Aloha and Anna of Saxony: The Scarlet Lady of Orange. Carol I’m going to choose Alison Weirs Queens of the Conquest. My favourite time period by [read more]

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History of Royal Women: The Year 2017

The top 10 searches for 2017 were: alice keppel sandra vasoli olympias rani of jhansi history of royal women princess cecilie of greece and denmark amazon olympia queen olympia alexander olympias snakes Our largest audience still comes from the United States but the Netherlands has been bumped to sixth place by India. 1.United States 49,84% 2. United [read more]

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A roundup of the Maria Theresa Year

As the Year of Maria Theresa comes to an end, it’s time to take a look back at the articles! Total articles published: 35 Top 5 articles Marriage to Francis of Lorraine  Maria Johanna – The smallpox inoculation Joseph II – The male heir Charles Joseph  – Do not weep for me, mother Maria Elisabeth [read more]