Moniek Bloks, Author at History of Royal Women

Yolande of Aragon (1381-1442) Family and Power by Zita Eva Rohr Book Review

Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Yolande of Aragon was quite an unfamiliar figure for me, personally. This changed tremendously after I received this book, ‘Yolande of Aragon (1381 – 1442) Family and Power, the Reverse of the Tapestry‘ by Zita Eva Rohr. Yolande was born as the eldest daughter of King John I of Aragon and his second wife, Yolande [read more]

Queens Regnant – Isabella I of Castile

Monday, 1 February 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Isabella was not born to be a Queen. She was born on 22 April 1451 as the daughter of John II, King of Castile and his second wife Isabella of Portugal. She had an older half-brother from her father’s first marriage to Maria of Aragon, the future Henry IV of Castile. A younger brother, Alfonso, was [read more]

Tomb of Maria I at Estrela Basilica in Lisbon, Portugal

Burial places of the Queens of Portugal

Friday, 29 January 2016, 15:01 Moniek Bloks 0

Amélie of Orléans – Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza (Lisbon, Portugal) Beatrice of Castile (1242 – 1303) – Alcobaça Monastery (Alcobaça, Portugal) Beatrice of Castile (1293–1359) – Lisbon Cathedral (Lisbon, Portugal) Carlota Joaquina of Spain – Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza (Lisbon, Portugal) Dulce of Aragon – Santa Cruz Monastery (Coimbra, Portugal) Eleanor of Aragon – Batalha Monastery (Leiria, Portugal) [read more]

Books about Queen Mary I

Thursday, 28 January 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Non-Fiction Charles River Editors – Bloody Mary: The Life and Legacy of England’s Most Notorious Queen (US & UK) Doran, Susan & Freeman, Thomas – Mary Tudor: Old and New Perspectives (US & UK) Duffy, Eamon – Fires of Faith: Catholic England under Mary Tudor (US & UK) Erickson, Carolly – Bloody Mary: The Life of Mary Tudor (US & UK) Froude, [read more]

Life and letters of Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine

Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Princess Elizabeth Charlotte was born on 27 May 1652 at Heidelberg Castle as the daughter of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine and Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel. She was known by the name Liselotte. She grew up with her aunt Sophia of Hanover, due to her parents’ unhappy marriage. She was chosen as a bride for [read more]

Queens Regnant – Anna Jagiellon

Monday, 25 January 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 4

Anna Jagiellon was born on 18 October 1523 to King Sigismund I the Old of Poland and Bona Sforza. She spent her childhood in Kraków with two of her sisters, Sophia and Catherine. It was a rather mundane childhood, and she was quite a forgotten child. She was involved in charity and spent her spare time embroidering, [read more]