Sarah Forbes Bonetta was born around 1843 with the name Aina as a member of the Yoruba. The village she lived in was raided by an army in 1848, and while her parents were killed in the attack, Aina was taken captive and ended up at the court of King Ghezo due to her high [read more]
Eleanor Cobham was not born royal. Yet she rose to the highest ranks in society, only to suffer a great downfall. Eleanor Cobham was born around 1400, probably in Kent, England, as the daughter of Reginald Cobham, 3rd Baron Cobham, and his wife, Eleanor Culpeper. She came from a noble family, but the likelihood of [read more]
Once upon a time, two American sisters became princesses. One has, so far, lived happily ever after, while the other has not had the same luck. Let’s take a look at the Miller sisters, Marie-Chantal and Alexandra. Marie-Chantal Claire Miller, born 17 September 1968 in London, England, is the second child of Ecuadorian Maria Chantal Pesantes Becerra [read more]
Elizabeth was born in Ireland circa 1284 as the daughter of Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and his wife, Margaret. Elizabeth married the future King, then Earl of Carrick, in 1302. She would have been about 18 years old, while Robert was 28. The death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, had left [read more]
When a young Princess Elizabeth met and fell in love with the dashing Naval Lieutenant Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, it wasn’t without complications. The romance between the sailor prince and the young princess brought a splash of color to a nation still in the grip of post-war austerity. When they married in Westminster [read more]
A key event in Russia in the year of the last Romanovs was the October Revolution which, coincidentally, was not in October at all according to the dating we use now. It took place 7 November 1917; however, in Old Style dating it took place on 25 October. Thus, it was called the October Revolution [read more]
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