A newly discovered 500-year-old letter has revealed that Elizabeth Woodville – wife of King Edward IV and mother of Elizabeth of York – may have died of the plague. Elizabeth Woodville died in 1492 after spending the last years of her life in Bermondsey Abbey. At the time, her daughter, Elizabeth of York, was Queen [read more]
Before Empress Genshō succeeded as Empress regnant of Japan, she was known as Hidaka-hime. She was born in 683 as the daughter of Prince Kusakabe and Empress Genmei – who also reigned in her own right. She succeeded her mother upon her mother’s abdication in 715. Her reign was intended to be a regency until [read more]
On 25 April 1843, Queen Victoria gave birth to her third child, a daughter named Alice Maud Mary. Victoria was relieved to have survived another childbirth but was bored two days later, “It is rather dull lying quite still and doing nothing particularly in moments when one is alone.” Princess Alice was nicknamed Fatima because [read more]
Before Empress Jitō succeeded to the throne, she was known as Unonosarara. She was born in 645 as the daughter of Emperor Tenji and Ochi-no-Iratsume. She became Empress consort as the wife of her uncle, Emperor Tenmu. They had one son together named Prince Kusakabe. Tenmu was the son of Emperor Jomei and Empress Kōgyoku [read more]
Empress Kōgyoku, also known as Empress Saimei, reigned twice as Empress Regnant of Japan. Before she became Empress, she was known as Takara. She was born in 594 as the daughter of Prince Chinu and Princess Kibitsu-hime. She was married to Emperor Jomei who ruled from 629 until his death in 641. They had two [read more]
Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium was born in the Royal Palace in Brussels on 11 October 1927 as the daughter of King Leopold III of the Belgians and his first wife, Astrid of Sweden. Her godmother was actually her future mother-in-law, Charlotte, the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. Her godfather was her uncle, Prince Charles, Count of [read more]
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