Year: 2024

Guo Shengtong
China

Empress Guo Shengtong – The luckiest deposed Empress in Chinese history

Monday, 12 August 2024, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Empress Guo Shengtong was the first Empress of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. She was Empress for fifteen years and bore him six children. Yet, she was deposed for political reasons.[1] However, historians consider her to be very lucky.[2] After her deposition, Empress Guo Shengtong enjoyed a comfortable life.[3] Even though she would no longer [read more]
young queens
The Royal Women

Book News Week 33

Sunday, 11 August 2024, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0
*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 33 – 12 August – 18 August 2024 The Boleyns: From the Tudors to the Windsors  Paperback – 15 August 2024 (US) Young Queens: The Intertwined Lives of Catherine de’ Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and Mary, Queen of Scots  Paperback – 13 August 2024 (US)  
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Book Reviews

Book Review: Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power by Leah Redmond Chang

Saturday, 10 August 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
*review copy* *contains affiliate links* Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power by Leah Redmond Chang follows the stories of Catherine de’ Medici, her daughter Elisabeth, Queen of Spain, and her daughter-in-law, Mary, Queen of Scots. Particularly Mary, Queen of Scots, has been covered extensively by historians, so I was glad to [read more]
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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

The Cameo Tiara

Friday, 9 August 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
The Cameo Tiara, which belongs to the Swedish royal family, was originally a gift from Emperor Napoleon I of France to his first wife, Josephine, in 1809. It was part of a parure that also included a necklace, bracelet, and earrings. A brooch was later added. Embed from Getty Images The cameos on the gold [read more]