Empress Dowager Cixi – Her Early Years (Part one)
Empress Dowager Cixi is one of China’s most controversial figures. She was the de facto ruler for at least forty-seven years. She is known to […]
Month: December 2017
Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Bulgaria
The Kingdom of Bulgaria also known as the Tsardom of Bulgaria existed from 1908 until 1946. It evolved from a Principality that existed from 1878 […]
Margaret of Denmark – Queen of Scots
Margaret of Denmark was born on 23 June 1456 as the daughter of Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and Dorothea of Brandenburg. She had been named […]
January 2018 Book News
Bad Princess: True Tales from Behind the Tiara Hardcover – 30 January 2018 (UK & US) Forget everything you thought you knew about princesses… Welcome to Bad Princess by […]
The Grey Sisters – Katherine & Mary (Part 2)
Read part one here. Lady Mary Grey was just eight years old when her elder sister Jane and her father were executed. With the help […]
The death of Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
The last edition of our series, the Year of Maria Theresa focuses on the death of her mother, Elisabeth Christine. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was […]