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 bedchamber and Elizabeth Lamb who is remembered as a famed political hostess. The paternity of William was often questioned, however, due to his mother’s numerous love affairs. William was given [read more]
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 and her husband Frederick V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia. Henriette’s mother was the daughter of King James I of England and her father was the ruler of the [read more]
Matilda was born in around 1105 in Boulogne in Northern France; she was of noble and royal descent as her parents were Eustace III, Count of Boulogne and Mary of Scotland. Her mother Mary was the daughter of the Scottish King Malcolm III and Matilda’s bloodline also heralded from the pre-conquest kings of England. Despite [read more]
It has been a month full of wonderful period drama releases, with The Favourite and Colette already in cinemas now being joined in the UK by Mary Queen of Scots. The film had been in planning stages on and off for twelve years and is long awaited by many. After a number of casting changes, [read more]
Without doubt, Archduchess Sophie was the most significant figure of all the women of the imperial house after Maria Theresia. Sophie was born in 1805 to King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife Caroline of Baden. King Maximilian had thirteen children in total including two sets of twin girls; Sophie was one [read more]
Augusta was born on 19 January 1757 into a relatively minor noble family which was part of the Reuss junior line who ruled over an area in the centre of modern-day Germany. Her parents were Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf and Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schöneberg. If it were not for her marriage and offspring, [read more]
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