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About Moniek Bloks
My name is Moniek and I am from the Netherlands. I began this website in 2013 because I wanted to share these women's amazing stories.
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maria anna
Austria

Maria Anna of Spain – A much-loved Empress

Friday, 9 July 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Maria Anna of Spain was born on 18 August 1606 as the daughter of King Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria. She was their fourth born but third surviving child. Her elder sister Anne became Queen of France, while her elder brother Philip succeeded their father as King of Spain. Four more siblings [read more]
Michelle Williams
Catherine Parr

Michelle Williams to star as Katherine Parr in Karim Aïnouz’s ‘Firebrand’

Thursday, 8 July 2021, 10:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Michelle Williams will star as Katherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII of England, in the English-language debut of Karim Aïnouz called Firebrand. The film is set to start shooting in the United Kingdom in early 2022. No further casting has yet been confirmed. “I could not be more excited to [read more]
tsarina's lost treasure
Book Reviews

Book Review: The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure by Gerald Easter and Mara Vorhees

Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
*review copy* *contains affiliate links* In October 1771, the Vrouw Maria merchant ship sank off the coast of Finland. She carried lots of cargo, including several works of art that Empress Catherine the Great had bought at auction in Amsterdam from the collection of Gerrit Braamcamp. The lost works included Paulus Potter’s Large Herd of [read more]
eleonora gonzage
Austria

Eleonora Gonzaga the Elder – The pious Empress

Monday, 5 July 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Eleonora Gonzaga, known as the Elder to distinguish her from her great-niece and namesake, was born on 23 September 1598 as the daughter of Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Monferrato, and his wife Eleonora de’ Medici. She was the youngest of six siblings. Eleonora would grow up in one of the most splendid courts [read more]
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The Duchess of Windsor

The Duchess of Windsor – The adventuress

Saturday, 3 July 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
One of the more persistent stories that have continued to haunt the Duchess of Windsor after her death is that she had affairs following her marriage to the Duke. Perhaps the most famous story is that of Joachim von Ribbentrop, a German diplomat and later Minister for Foreign Affairs. Wallis was introduced to von Ribbentrop [read more]
maria anna bavaria
Austria

Maria Anna of Bavaria – An Archduchess in the shadows

Friday, 2 July 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Maria Anna of Bavaria was born on 8 December 1574 in Munich as the daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine. She was their fourth child, but she would be the first surviving daughter of her parents. Six more siblings would follow, of whom four survived to adulthood. Her elder brother [read more]

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