*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 8 – 17 February – 23 February 2025 Thutmose III and Hatshepsut, Pharaohs of Egypt: Their Lives and Afterlives Hardcover – 18 February 2025 (US & UK) Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe Paperback – 18 February 2025 (US) Elite Women in [read more]
Princess Stéphanie of Windisch-Graetz was a descendant of the Belgian royal family and the Habsburgs. She was born on 17 July 1939 as the daughter of Prince Franz Joseph of Windisch-Graetz and Countess Ghislaine d’Arschot Schoonhoven. Her father was a son of Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, who in turn was the daughter and only [read more]
Queen Mary’s Edwardian Tiara was added to her collection in 2012 after it was bought at auction. Embed from Getty Images The tiara came from the Bruun Rasmussen auction house and they described it as a “diamond jewellery set comprising a necklace and a pair of later ear screws set with numerous rose and old [read more]
*contains affiliate links* The Rebel Romanov by Helen Rappaport chronicles the life of Juliane or Julie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was born on 23 September 1781 in Bern to Franz Frederick Anton, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Augusta Caroline Reuss of Ebersdorf. If that name rings a bell, Julie was the aunt of Queen Victoria of the [read more]
*contains affiliate links* Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia was born on 15 July 1895 as the daughter of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, making her the niece of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. She married the very wealthy Prince Felix Yusupov in 1914. He would later become [read more]
Imperial Consort Zhao of Dai was originally a Princess of Jin.[1] She married the King of Dai and became his Imperial Consort.[2] In 475 B.C.E., Duke Zhao Xiangzi of Jin (Imperial Consort Zhao of Dai’s younger brother) killed her husband and annexed the State of Dai.[3] Duke Xiangzi of Jin wanted to marry his older sister, [read more]
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