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HomeAuthorsLauralee Swann

Articles by Lauralee Swann

About Lauralee Swann
I am a former elementary teacher in Tennessee. I have a bachelor’s degree in Liberal and Civic Studies from St. Mary’s College of California, a master’s in Elementary Education from the University of Phoenix, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the College of Saint Mary. Because my family are from East Asia, I have a passion for historical Chinese and Korean television shows. I always wanted to separate fact from fiction in dramas. Writing articles from History of Royal Women gives me a chance to dig deeper and explore these royal women as they might have been in real life. Also, it gives me a chance to look at the history and culture of where my family originated. I love researching East Asian royalty because they rarely get enough attention in the West often being overshadowed by European royalty. I find these royal women to be just as fascinating and their stories deserve to be told. Thus, I am excited to write for History of Royal Women!
noble consort suo fen
China

Noble Consort Zuo Fen – An accomplished Poet

Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Noble Consort Zuo Fen was the most famous of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty’s wives.[1] She was selected to be an imperial concubine not for her appearance but for her literary talents. Her talents as an accomplished poet allowed her to climb the ranks to have the position that was directly below the empress. Yet, her [read more]

Zhou Wei as Lady Sun
China

Lady Sun – The romantic Princess of the Three Kingdoms

Friday, 8 April 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Not to be confused with Empress Dowager Sun. Lady Sun was the daughter, sister, and wife of Emperors. She was known to be a heroine who had put the interests of the Kingdom of Wu before herself. She has also been the subject of popular literature, where she is portrayed as a romantic heroine. She [read more]

empress dowager yi
China

Empress Dowager Yi – The courageous captive

Saturday, 2 April 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Empress Dowager Yi led a turbulent life. She was Empress twice and then Empress Dowager. She witnessed her husband create the Western Liang Dynasty. However, she watched in horror as her son caused the downfall of the dynasty that she helped found. She became a hostage under the Northern Liang dynasty. However, she used her [read more]

yan ji
China

Yan Ji – The Machiavellian Empress

Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Empress Dowager Yan has been known as one of the most devious Empresses in China’s history. She has often been described as a ruthless woman who tried to prevent her stepson, Liu Bao, from taking his rightful place as Emperor. Yet, Empress Dowager Yan has shown her potential to be a capable regent during her [read more]

deng
China

Empress Dowager Deng – The scholarly regent

Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Empress Dowager Deng is known in history as an intelligent and capable regent. She was the second Empress of Emperor He, and she ruled as regent for sixteen years. She fostered Confucian learning, and she set up an imperial Confucian school for both men and women. She instructed palace women to be educated in Confucian [read more]

empress dowager dou
China

Empress Dowager Dou – The duplicitous Empress

Monday, 7 March 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

(Not to be confused with Empress Dowager Dou Yifang) Empress Dowager Dou has been known in history as one of China’s most villainous empresses. Chroniclers emphasized how all of her evil actions were pardoned by her merciful adopted son.[1] Historian Keith McMahon even labelled her as “The Conniving Empress.”[2] She killed off her rivals and promoted [read more]

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