July 2025 - Page 5 of 6 - History of Royal Women

Empress Wang Shen’ai – The twice-crowned Empress of the Eastern Jin Dynasty whose husband was mute and intellectually disabled

Monday, 7 July 2025, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Empress Wang Shen’ai was the empress consort of Emperor An of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Due to turbulent events in her lifetime, Empress Wang Shen’ai was invested as empress twice.[1] Her reign as empress was often unhappy.[2] Her husband, Emperor An, was intellectually disabled and could not speak.[3] She was also a hostage of three powerful [read more]

Book News Week 28

Sunday, 6 July 2025, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News week 28 – 7 July – 13 July 2025 The Last Empress of France: The Rebellious Life of Eugénie de Montijo Hardcover – 8 July 2025 (US) Her Lotus Year: The Making of Wallis Simpson Paperback – 10 July 2025 (UK)

Queen Sālote Tupou III – The life and death of the future King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (Part two)

Saturday, 5 July 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. Three more children would follow. Princess Sālote Mafileʻo Pilolevu Tuku’aho (born 1951), Prince Fatafehi ʻAlaivahamamaʻo Tukuʻaho (born 1954) and Prince ʻAho‘eitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho (born 1959). In 1949, Queen Sālote announced that Prime Minister Solomone Ata was to retire, and she named the Crown Prince as Prime Minister in his place. He [read more]

Queen Sālote Tupou III – The life and death of the future King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (Part one)

Friday, 4 July 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

When Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga succeeded to the throne upon the death of her father, King George Tupou II, she was barely 18 and around six months pregnant. On 3 July 1918, Queen Sālote and her husband were finally able to move back into the Royal Palace following the period of mourning. The [read more]

Margaret of York’s crown comes to the Netherlands for exhibition

Thursday, 3 July 2025, 11:45 Moniek Bloks 0

Margaret of York’s crown, one of only two surviving English medieval crowns, will come to the Netherlands to be part of an exhibition. Philip the Good, Charles the Bold and Mary the Rich will be the three central generations in the exhibition “Burgundians in Limburg.” Visitors will be immersed in Philip’s imposing theatre, the power [read more]

V&A Museum to host exhibition on Marie Antoinette’s fashion

Thursday, 3 July 2025, 10:46 Moniek Bloks 0

The V&A Museum will host the exhibition “Marie Antoinette Style.” The exhibition will feature 250 objects, including loans which have never been outside of Versailles or France. It will include rare personal items from Marie Antoinette, including her silk slippers and jewels from her private collection. You will also be able to see costumes made [read more]