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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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The Royal Women

From Queen Victoria to the German Empress – 7 July 1888

Sunday, 7 July 2019, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0
From Queen Victoria to the German Empress – Windsor Castle, 7 July 1888 How well I know that feeling when the months change and the year. I have now been a widow four years and half more than I was a wife. And I had hoped for a year or two, and more, to be [read more]
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Jacqueline of Hainaut

A possible reburial for Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut?

Saturday, 6 July 2019, 8:06 Moniek Bloks 0
The Historische Kring Voorhout (HKV) wants to rebury Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut in the cemetery of the Maartenskerk in Sint-Maartensdijk, according to the Countess’s last wishes. She is currently buried in the court chapel in the Binnenhof in The Hague with other family members. She was born in the castle of Le Quesnoy in Hainaut [read more]
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Amalia of Solms-Braunfels

Princesses of Orange – Amalia of Solms-Braunfels

Saturday, 6 July 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels was born as the daughter of John Albert I, Count of Solms-Braunfels and Countess Agnes of Sayn-Wittgenstein on 31 August 1602. She grew up at the Palatine Court at Heidelberg. When Frederick V and Elizabeth Stuart were elected as King and Queen of Bohemia, Amalia travelled with them to Prague as the [read more]
Book Reviews

Queen Victoria – Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow by Lucy Worsley Book Review

Thursday, 4 July 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1
It is nearly impossible to miss the fact that we are celebrating 200 years since Queen Victoria’s birth and one of the new books this year is by Lucy Worsley, who is also the chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces. Queen Victoria – Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow also known as Queen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That [read more]
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Princesses of Orange – Queen Mary II of England

Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1
The future Queen Mary II of England and the future Princess of Orange was born on 30 April 1662 as the daughter of the future King James II of England and Anne Hyde. She grew up at Richmond Palace with her sister Anne. She spoke excellent French, learned to play several instruments. She also loved [read more]
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Diana Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales was set to star in sequel to The Bodyguard with Kevin Costner

Tuesday, 2 July 2019, 17:27 Moniek Bloks 2
Kevin Costner has confirmed that the late Diana, Princess of Wales had been set to star alongside him in a sequel to The Bodyguard. He told PeopleTV, “The studio liked the idea of doing a Bodyguard 2,” with Diana taking on a role “in the same kind of capacity as Whitney. Nobody really knew that [read more]

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