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Book News Week 7

Saturday, 7 February 2026, 11:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 7 – 9 February- 15 February 2026 Rebel of the Regency: The Scandalous Saga of Caroline of Brunswick, Britain’s Uncrowned Queen Hardcover – 10 February 2026 (US) Audible – 10 February 2026 (US & UK) Kindle – 10 February (US) Love Letters of Kings and Queens Paperback – 12 [read more]

Women who were passed over – The United Kingdom

Saturday, 7 February 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The British line of succession operated on male-preference primogeniture for a long time before implementing absolute primogeniture in 2015. This means that the eldest child, regardless of gender, will now inherit the throne. But how many women missed out due to being passed over for a younger brother? We will pick up after the union [read more]

The Luxembourg Belgian Scroll Tiara

Friday, 6 February 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Belgian Scroll Tiara arrived in Luxembourg as part of the trousseau of Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium when she married the future Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg in 1953. The tiara was a wedding present from the Société Générale, a bank from France. It was made by Henry Coosemans. Joséphine-Charlotte wore the Belgian Scroll tiara [read more]

Princess Sun Luyu – The Princess who was murdered by her own sister

Thursday, 5 February 2026, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Princess Sun Luyu has often been overshadowed by her more famous and ruthless sister, Grand Princess Sun Luban.[1] She lived during the Three Kingdoms era. Princess Sun Luyu was the daughter of Emperor Sun Quan of the Wu Dynasty. Princess Sun Luyu was very influential.[2] However, she supported a prince, whom her sister strongly disliked, [read more]

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – “None of that love for intrigue” (Part two)

Wednesday, 4 February 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. Victoria had a point about Charles’s wicked expression. During the Revolution of 1848, he had tried to manoeuvre his older brothers out of the succession to establish himself as regent for the then-16-year-old Frederick. Augusta had already disliked her brother-in-law, but this had now turned into full-blown hatred. The relationship between [read more]

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – “Angel from heaven” (Part one)

Tuesday, 3 February 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was born on 3 February 1808 as the daughter of Charles Frederick, future Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. She was their eldest surviving child as her elder brother, Charles, had died in infancy two years earlier. She also had two younger siblings: Augusta (born 1811) [read more]