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Book News Week 17

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 17 – 20 April – 26 April 2026 The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History  Hardcover – 23 April 2026 (UK) The Cultural Work of the Early Modern Dutch Portrait: Amalia van Solms and the Shape of the Self in European Art (Visual and Material [read more]
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Charlotte of Luxembourg

The Luxembourg Empire Tiara

The Luxembourg Empire Tiara is perhaps one of the largest tiaras in Europe. Embed from Getty Images The all-diamond tiara includes several motifs, such as scrolls. However, it is unclear where the tiara came from. The name links it to its empire style, but not any specific empire. It was made sometime in the early [read more]
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Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Standing alone in the world (Part seven)

Read part six here. Therese wanted to make sure her other children were cared for as well. Therese corresponded constantly with Countess von Lerchenfeld, who had adopted Amalie. The Countess was trying to have Amalie’s last name changed to von Lerchenfeld for her future prospects, and this was granted without the right to use the [read more]
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Book News Week 16

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 16 – 13 April – 19 April 2026 The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History  Hardcover – 14 April 2026 (US) Rasputin: And the Downfall of the Romanovs  Hardcover – 14 April 2026 (US) Elizabeth: An intimate portrait from the writer who knew her and [read more]