Elizabeth of Hungary was born on 7 July 1207, possibly in Sárospatak in Hungary. Her parents were King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania, and she was their third surviving child. She would only spend the first four years of her life in Hungary, and it was at this tender age that she [read more]
Read part four here. This is a guest post by Robert Sparkes. Victoria commissioned the artist Laurits Regner Tuxen to make an oil painting of the Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on 28 June 1897. According to the artist’s notes, it was to be a faithful representation of the interesting occasion. The painting shows Queen [read more]
Read part three here. This is a guest post by Robert Sparkes. Another story confirming her abilities at deep empathy was recounted by Lord Ormathwaite while he was in waiting at Windsor. I call this “empathy-from-a distance”. He was tired and weary and found standing for a long period very exhausting. Relying on the noise [read more]
Read part two here. This is a guest post by Robert Sparkes. But her hearing was not improved as Treves wrote. The blood infection during her third pregnancy destroyed the bones in both of her ears and left her hearing permanently diminished. It has become my belief that she increased her ability to communicate through [read more]
Read part one here. This is a guest post by Robert Sparkes. I have a few points regarding Bertie and the possible infection of syphilis. In the 18th and 19th centuries, syphilis was widespread in London, Paris and other European cities. It was incurable. Wikipedia: History of Syphilis refers to studies in 2014 and 2020 [read more]
This is a guest post by Robert Sparkes. In his book, Queen Alexandra, A Biography, dated 1919, David Williamson called Alexandra one of the best-known women in the world and certainly one of the most beloved. From this great height of praise to one who, as described by Lucy Worsley, was the real deal when [read more]
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