Moniek Bloks, Author at History of Royal Women

Anne Horton & Maria Walpole – The Royal Marriages Act 1772

Saturday, 28 July 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Anne Horton (née Anne Luttrell) was born on 24 January 1743 as the daughter of Simon Luttrell, later first Earl of Carhampton, and his wife, Judith Maria Lawes. Anne’s first husband was another commoner, Christopher Horton, on 4 August 1765 but he died just four years later. Horace Walpole described her as, “a coquette beyond measure, artful as [read more]

Susan – The titular Albanian Queen from Australia

Friday, 27 July 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Susan Cullen-Ward was born on 28 January 1941 in Sydney as the daughter of Alan Robert Cullen-Ward and his wife, Phyllis Dorothea Murray-Prior. Susan grew up on the New South Wales sheep station that her father owned and attended the Technical College in Sydney. In 1965, she married Richard William, but they were divorced without having had [read more]

Hitler’s Spy Princess – Stephanie zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst

Thursday, 26 July 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Stephanie Maria Veronika Juliana Richter was born on 16 September 1891 in Vienna as the daughter of Dr Johann Sebastian Richter and Ludmilla Kuranda. She had a happy childhood and grew up somewhat spoiled. Her mother came from a rich Jewish family, and she converted to the Catholic faith before marrying Johann Richter. However, it [read more]

Investigative Committee refutes Emperor Alexander III’s poisoning theory

Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 20:12 Moniek Bloks 1

The Investigative Committee, which recently confirmed that the remains found in 1991 and 2007 in Yekaterinburg belong to Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna and their five children, has also done additional research. While investigating Emperor Alexander III’s DNA to compare to the remains found in Yekaterinburg, they also ran a hair sample to refute a [read more]

To Free the Romanovs: Royal Kinship and Betrayal in Europe 1917-1919 by Coryne Hall Book Review

Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

When Russia erupted into revolution, almost overnight the pampered lifestyle of the Imperial family vanished. Within months many of them were under arrest and they became “enemies of the Revolution and the Russian people.” None of them wanted to leave Russia; they expected to be back on their estates soon and live as before. When [read more]

Schloss Fasanerie – The Legacy of Landgravine Anna

Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Schloss Fasanerie began its life as Schloss Adolphseck around 1710 under Prince-Abbot Adalbert of Schleifras. It was expanded in 1730 and again in 1757. From 1878 Landgrave Frederick William of Hesse used it as his private residence. His wife was Princess Anna of Prussia, and she lived in the palace until her death in 1918. The palace [read more]