The Year of Queen Victoria – Sir John Conroy
John Conroy was born on 21 October 1786 as the son of John Ponsonby Conroy, Esq., and Margaret Wilson in Wales. Both his parents were […]
Articles by Moniek
Lost Kingdoms: Kingdom of Holland
The Kingdom of Holland was set up by Napoleon Bonaparte for his brother Louis Bonaparte, who became the first King of Holland in 1806. Louis […]
Book News November 2019
The Prince & I: My Life with Prince Bira of Siam Paperback – 12 November 2019 (US) & 7 October 2019 (UK) The Prince & I […]
The Year of Queen Victoria – Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (Part two)
Read part one here. Maria quickly fell pregnant and gave birth to her first child – a son named Alfred – in October 1874. On […]
Program of the reburial of Queen Mother Helen of Romania
A full program of the coming reburial of Queen Mother Helen of Romania has been released. Queen Mother Helen, born Princess Helen of Greece and […]
The Year of Queen Victoria – Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (Part one)
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna was born on 17 October 1853 as the daughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and his first wife, Empress Maria […]
