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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!
princess Kosei Fukunaga
China

Taking a look at Princess Kosei Fukunaga, Emperor Puyi’s niece

Monday, 9 January 2023, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Princess Kosei Fukunaga is the niece of the late Puyi, the Last Emperor of China. She is the only surviving daughter of Prince Pujie (Emperor Puyi’s younger brother and former heir to the state of Manchukuo) and his Japanese wife, Princess Hiro Saga. After the fall of Manchukuo, Princess Kosei Fukunaga was sent to multiple [read more]

Empress Xiaoduanxian
China

Empress Xiaoduanxian – The longest reigning Empress consort in Chinese history

Saturday, 7 January 2023, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Empress Xiaoduanxian of the Ming Dynasty was known as the longest reigning empress consort in Chinese history.[1] She reigned for forty-two years. She was known to be one of the Ming dynasty’s most virtuous empresses.[2] However, she failed to give a son to Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty (also known as the Wanli Emperor). [read more]

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China

Consort Yu of Western Chu – The star-crossed romance of a King and his consort

Saturday, 31 December 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Consort Yu was known to be one of the most beautiful women in China. She was an imperial concubine to Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Chu. King Xiang Yu was King Liu Bang’s rival for the throne of China. Consort Yu accompanied him through all her husband’s battles and shared in his victories and defeats. [read more]

shouning
China

Princess Shouning – The Ming Dynasty Princess who was bullied by her servant

Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

During the Ming Dynasty, it was a rule that a princess must marry a commoner. A husband from a commoner family was believed to treasure and cherish a princess more than a man of noble status and wealth.[1] In Princess Shouning’s case, this belief proved to be true. Princess Shouning was the favourite daughter of [read more]

Princess Rongchang
China

Princess Rongchang – The Ming Dynasty Princess who died from starvation

Monday, 19 December 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Princess Rongchang is considered to be one of the most miserable princesses of the Ming dynasty.[1] Princess Rongchang was the last Ming princess that survived to the early Qing dynasty. She was deeply loved and respected. With the fall of the Ming dynasty, Princess Rongchang fell onto hard times. She lost four of her sons [read more]

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China

Empress Dowager Xiaojing – The Wanli Emperor’s greatest shame

Monday, 5 December 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Empress Dowager Xiaojing was truly one of the most pitiful empresses of the Ming dynasty. She was originally a palace maid who happened to catch the eye of Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty (also known as the Wanli Emperor). Because of her lowly status, she quickly became Emperor Shenzong’s greatest shame and embarrassment.[1] He would [read more]

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