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Month: January 2021

Elizabeth I: The Making of a Queen by Laura Brennan Book Review

January 19, 2021 Moniek 0

One of the best-known Queens in history is Queen Elizabeth I of England, without a doubt. Many books have already been written about her and […]

Maria Luisa of Parma

Maria Luisa of Parma – A much-maligned Queen (Part two)

January 18, 2021 Moniek 0

Read part one here. In 1802, Maria Luisa’s son the Prince of Asturias married his first cousin Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, but […]

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Maria Luisa of Parma – A much-maligned Queen (Part one)

January 15, 2021 Moniek 0

Maria Luisa of Parma was born on 9 December 1751 as the daughter of Philip, Duke of Parma, himself the second son of King Philip […]

The Child of the Sun: Royal Fairy Tales and Essays edited by Silvia Irina Zimmermann Book Review

January 13, 2021 Moniek 0

*contains affiliate links* Elisabeth of Wied and her successor as Queen as Romania Marie of Edinburgh were both avid writers. Elisabeth wrote under the name […]

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Maria de Molina – In the service of God and the King (Part two)

January 12, 2021 Moniek 0

Read part one here. Infante Henry even suggested that Maria should remarry – in particular to Infante Peter, the brother of King James II of […]

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Maria de Molina – In the service of God and the King (Part one)

January 11, 2021 Moniek 0

Maria de Molina was born in 1259 as the daughter of Alfonso of León, Lord of Molina – the son of King Alfonso IX of […]

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