August 2025 - History of Royal Women

Book News Week 36

Sunday, 31 August 2025, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 36 – 1 September – 7 September 2025 She is But a Woman: Queenship in Scotland 1424–1463 Paperback – 7 September 2025 (UK) Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy Hardcover – 4 September 2025 (UK) Diana: The Life and Legacy of the People’s Princess Hardcover [read more]

Empress Wang Fahui – The Drinking Empress

Saturday, 30 August 2025, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Empress Wang Fahui was the empress consort to Emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Empress Wang Fahui and Emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty had an unhappy marriage.[1] Empress Wang Fahui was known to be a scandalous empress due to her fondness for alcohol.[2] She had to be scolded by her father to [read more]

Princess Tsuguko’s Tiara

Friday, 29 August 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Tsuguko’s Tiara is worn by Princess Tsuguko of Takamado. She was gifted the tiara for her 20th birthday, the age of majority in Japan. This tiara was made by the jeweller Wako. Princess Tsuguko accompanied her mother to the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and Rajwa Al Saif, where she wore the [read more]

prince pieter-christiaan and princess anita wedidng

Royal Wedding Recollections – Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau & Anita van Eijk

Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 27 August 2005, Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau married Anita van Eijk at the Grote or St. Jeroenskerk, which is currently known as Oude Jeroenskerk, in Noordwijk. Their engagement had been announced on 25 February 2005, at the same time as the engagement of Pieter-Christiaan’s brother, Floris, and his fiancée, Aimée. Prince Pieter-Christiaan is the third [read more]

Who would be Queen of Albania today?

Monday, 25 August 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The 20th-century Kingdom of Albania was founded in 1928 by the Constituent Assembly, and President Ahmet Bej Zogu was declared as King Zog I of Albania. The kingdom operated under Salic law, which did not allow for the succession of women. The Queens mentioned are, therefore, consorts and not reigning Queens. Any claimed titles since [read more]

Princess Yuan – The barren Princess who almost became Emperor Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty’s Empress

Saturday, 23 August 2025, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Princess Yuan was the daughter of the infamous warlord, Emperor Yuan Shu of the Zhong Dynasty. She was also an imperial concubine to Emperor Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. Princess Yuan was barren and did not have any children.[1] However, Emperor Sun Quan admired her character.[2] Princess Yuan almost became Emperor Sun Quan’s empress.[3] The [read more]