Year: 2026

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The Royal Women

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – A scandal (Part three)

Tuesday, 7 April 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part two here. With the rise of Napoleon in France and the subsequent wars, Therese and her family were forced to flee to Hildburghausen, where her sister Charlotte lived. Charlotte was heavily pregnant but was happy to receive them. From Hildburghausen, they went to Neustrelitz and planned to travel to Berlin in September. In [read more]

therese of mecklenburg-strelitz
The Royal Women

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, A royal bride (Part two)

Monday, 6 April 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. Therese’s father did not want to be “his daughter’s unhappiness “, but he could not give her an answer right away. Nevertheless, the negotiations around the wedding contract continued, and it was agreed that any female descendants would also be raised Catholic. Therese’s father went to his daughter one more time, [read more]

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Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, A Princess in love (Part one)

Sunday, 5 April 2026, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 5 April 1773, Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born in Hanover as the daughter of Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt and the future Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. She was their fourth child, but an elder brother and sister would die in infancy in the same year as her birth. Her elder sister was Charlotte, [read more]

Book News

Book News Week 15

Saturday, 4 April 2026, 8:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 15 – 6 April – 12 April 2026 Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. Her Inside Story. Hardcover – 9 April 2026 (UK) Kindle – 9 April 2026 (US) The Wives of Henry VIII: Rethinking the Stories Behind the Symbols  Hardcover – 9 April 2026 (US) Queen Elizabeth II [read more]