*contains affiliate links* Get ready for Christmas with this royally inspired Christmas wishlist! Anne Boleyn’s Moost Happi portrait medal The portrait on this medal is the only undisputed contemporary portrait of Anne Boleyn. It has been reconstructed and can now be bought in many forms and metals. What you see above is the pendant in [read more]
Read part three here. The death of Francis meant that Maria Theresa had to rebuild her world. In the months following his death, she remained in deep mourning. In her prayer book, she recorded the exact length of his life, to the hour: “Emperor Francis, my husband, lived 56 years, 8 months, 10 days and [read more]
Read part two here. On 4 February 1750, Maria Theresa gave birth to another daughter, Maria Johanna. But a family tragedy was to come later that year. With her health destroyed by the many “fertility treatments,” Maria Theresa’s mother, Elisabeth Christine, died on 21 December 1750 at the age of 59. Her heart and entrails [read more]
*contains affiliate links* Escorting the Monarch: We Lead Others Follow Paperback – 30 October 2021 (UK) & 30 December 2021 (US) Escorting the Monarch is as close to an official history of the Metropolitan Police’s ‘Special Escort Group’ (SEG) as one could hope for. You may have seen the team at work; as the combination [read more]
To celebrate The Queen’s historic Platinum Jubilee, there will be three special displays to mark her long reign. The displays will be linked to three significant occasions in her reign – the accession, the coronation and previous Jubilees. At the summer opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace, The Queen’s accession will be celebrated [read more]
Read part one here. As a woman, Maria Theresa could never be elected Holy Roman Emperor, but she did become Queen of Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia and Archduchess of Austria in her own right. Unfortunately, she was woefully unprepared to rule and put her trust in God. She later wrote, “In these circumstances, I found myself [read more]
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