Read part one here. The Suffragette Cause Sophia joined Emmeline Pankhurst and other suffragettes as they descended on the House of Commons, hoping to meet the Prime Minister that year. The police used such excessive force on the women that even Winston Churchill, who was no admirer of the suffragettes, was appalled. Sophia interrupted one particular [read more]
Weilburg Palace was constructed by Philip III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg from circa 1530. The Orangerie was added 200 years later. The Princes of Nassau-Weilburg used it as their main residence until Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg moved to Kirchheimbolanden, while the seat of government remained in Weilburg. Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg, daughter of William, Duke [read more]
Princess Ayako of Takamado, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito’s cousin Norihito, Prince Takamado, has married commoner Kei Moriya today in a ceremony at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo today. She officially lost her Imperial titles upon marriage. From now on, she will be known as Mrs Kei Moriya. Japan’s Princess Ayako marries commoner, loses [read more]
Read part one here. Eugénie was now married to one of the most powerful rulers in the world, and she was determined to help her husband. The Second Empire happily coincided with an economic boom and France prospered. One of her roles would be to create a splendid court, and for that, she was certainly [read more]
Isabel or Isabella Stuart was born to James, Duke of York (later King James II of England) and his wife Mary of Modena in 1676. Isabel was the second daughter born to James and Mary, but sadly her older sister had died a year earlier, though she did have two other sisters from her father’s [read more]
Bridget of York was born in November 1480 at Eltham Palace. She was the tenth and youngest child of King Edward IV of England and his wife, Queen Elizabeth Woodville. Bridget’s early years were filled with turmoil; her father died in 1483, two of her brothers went missing and were presumed dead and finally her [read more]
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