The Year of Queen Wilhelmina – The death of Wilhelmina
By 1947, Queen Wilhelmina was physically worn out and suffering from a heart condition which made it necessary for Princess Juliana to act as regent […]
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Isabella of Aragon – A lost legacy (Part two)
Read part one here. Tragedy struck on 13 July 1491 when Afonso was crushed underneath his stumbling horse. Isabella and her mother-in-law Eleanor rushed to […]
Isabella of Aragon – A lost legacy (Part one)
The future Queen Isabella I of Castile had made a daring choice by marrying the future King Ferdinand II of Aragon against the wishes of […]
The Year of Queen Wilhelmina – The loss of Luxembourg
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg had been a province of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since its foundation in 1815 before becoming independent but remaining […]
The Year of Queen Wilhelmina – Becoming Queen
Princess Wilhelmina has last seen her father on 25 September 1890. She wrote in her memoirs, “Although during the last few months his suffering was […]
Queen Mary II – This dear country (Part four)
Read part three here. Mary passed the hours in prayer, both in public and in private. She only relaxed a little when she heard of […]