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Book News Week 23

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 23 – 1 June – 7 June 2026 Regina: A New History of Women and Power Kindle Edition – 4 June 2026 (US & UK) Hardcover – 4 June 2026 (UK) The Kennedys and the Windsors: The Story of Two Dynasties, One Born, One Made  Hardcover – 2 June 2026 [read more]
He Saifei as Empress Zhenshun
China

Empress Zhenshun – Empress Wu Zetian’s great-niece who killed three of her stepsons

Empress Zhenshun was one of the most notorious empresses of the Tang Dynasty.[1] She was originally an imperial consort of Emperor Xuanzong and was made his posthumous empress.[2] She was also the grand-niece of Empress Wu Zetian.[3] She has been considered to be just as “cunning and treacherous”[4] as her great-aunt. She ruthlessly killed three of her stepsons [read more]
The Norwegian Amethyst Parure Tiara
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway

The Norwegian Amethyst Parure Tiara

The Norwegian Amethyst Parure Tiara consists of a convertible tiara, a pair of earrings, two bracelets and a brooch. The provenance of the tiara is not known, but Trond Noren Isaksen supposes it was probably purchased in the 1990s from Garrard’s to replace a tiara which was stolen in a raid. Queen Sonja has worn [read more]
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Book News Week 22

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 22 – 25 May- 31 May 2026 Saint Olga of Kyiv, The Viking Queen: Saint or Savage? Hardcover – 30 May 2026 (UK) Marie-Thérèse Charlotte of France: Daughter of Marie-Antoinette and Almost Queen (Lives of Royal Women)  Paperback – 25 May 2026 (US & UK) Kindle – 25 May 2026 [read more]