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Who would be Queen of Italy today?

Monday, 5 January 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Kingdom of Italy existed from 17 March 1861 to 12 June 1946. In 1861, King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy and the Kingdom ceased to exist following an institutional referendum which took place on 2 June 1946. The claim to the throne still exists, and we will be seeing [read more]

Book News Week 2

Saturday, 3 January 2026, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 2 – 5 January – 11 January 2026 Holbein: Renaissance Master Hardcover – 6 January 2026 (US) Infanta: The Short, Remarkable Life of Catalina Micaela Audible – 6 January 2026 (US) Audible – 6 January 2026 (UK) Sisters of Scandal: Mind-Blowing Tales of History’s Boldest and Baddest Women Audible [read more]

Empress Jia Nanfeng – Reexamining the life of one of China’s most notorious, villainous, and wanton Empresses

Saturday, 3 January 2026, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Empress Jia Nanfeng was one of China’s most infamous empresses.[1] She was the first empress of Emperor Hui of the Jin Dynasty. Ancient historians have called her a “butcher”[2] and a “tyrant.”[3] They have also portrayed her as “jealous, cruel, licentious, and a usurper of imperial authority.”[4] However, modern historians have recently started to attempt to rehabilitate [read more]

The Monaco Bäumer Aigrette

Friday, 2 January 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Monaco Bäumer Aigrette was created in 2011 for Princess Charlene of Monaco. It is also known as the Diamond Foam tiara. She wore the aigrette during her wedding dinner. The tiara was created by Lorenz Bäumer as a wedding present from Prince Albert. It features eleven thin stems of diamond set in white gold [read more]

Princess Alexandrine of Prussia – Never hidden away

Thursday, 1 January 2026, 6:00 Amy Eloise Kelly 0

On the 7th April in 1915, amid the chaos of World War One, a princess was born into the Prussian house of Hohenzollern. The baby girl was named Alexandrine Irene and was the fifth of the six children of Wilhelm, the German Crown Prince, and his wife, Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Her grandfather was Wilhelm II, [read more]

Empress Dowager Yang Zhi – The tragic victim of imperial politics who died of starvation

Wednesday, 31 December 2025, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Empress Dowager Yang Zhi was Emperor Wu’s second empress. She has often been portrayed as a “tragic victim of imperial politics.”[1] She is most famous for being locked in a power struggle against Empress Jia Nanfeng.[2] Empress Dowager Yang Zhi lost and was forced to die of starvation.[3] Therefore, Empress Dowager Yang Zhi was one of the Jin [read more]