500: Catherine de’ Medici – Patron of the arts and follower of the occult
To celebrate the 500th birthday of the formidable Catherine de’ Medici, we will be posting seven articles over the next seven days about her. This […]
Articles by Amy Eloise Kelly
500: Catherine de’ Medici – The Mother of three Kings
To celebrate the 500th birthday of the formidable Catherine de’ Medici, we will be posting seven articles over the next seven days about her. This […]
500: Catherine de’ Medici and Diane de Poitiers – A bitter rivalry
To celebrate the 500th birthday of the formidable Catherine de’ Medici, we will be posting seven articles over the next seven days about her. This […]
The Year of Queen Victoria – Princess Beatrice: “The most amusing baby we have had”
Princess Beatrice was the youngest of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s nine children. She was born on the 14th of April 1857 at Buckingham Palace. Queen […]
The Year of Queen Victoria – Lord Melbourne, political mentor and friend
William Lamb was born on 15th of March 1779 into a wealthy London family. His parents were Peniston Lamb an MP and former gentleman of the […]
Henriette Marie of the Palatinate -The flower of the flock
Henriette Marie of the Palatinate was born on the 17th of July 1626 as the ninth of the twelve children of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia […]
