The events leading up to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor leaving to take up a post in the Bahamas have led to much speculation about where their loyalties lay. As the Second World War came to France in May 1940, the Duke and Duchess fled from their home in Paris and arrived at La [read more]
*review copy* *contains affiliate links* This book on the York Princesses is the second book by author Sarah J. Hodder and follows on nicely from her book on the sisters of Elizabeth Woodville. After taking time out of her career in publishing, Sarah decided to pick up the pen herself and become an author, following [read more]
For those in the UK, there is something to look forward to on the Anne Boleyn documentary front. The three episodes of The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family will start being broadcast on BBC Two starting 13 August 2021. According to the BBC website, it will be, “An epic three-part series that charts the rise and [read more]
Winifred May Birkin, better known as Freda Dudley Ward, was born on 28 July 1894 as the eldest of the three daughters and one son of Charles Wilfred Birkin and Claire Lloyd Birkin (née Howe). Freda’s first husband was William Dudley Ward, and they married on 9 July 1913. They had two daughters together: Penelope (born [read more]
Read part one here. To pave the way for her future husband to leave the clergy, he just needed the Pope’s approval, and on his way to Rome, he paid a visit to Claudia. Leopold was accompanied by Maria Maddalena, who spoke to Claudia as he stood by and watched. They reportedly did not even [read more]
On 24 July 1946, the 76-year-old Louis II, Prince of Monaco, married the 45-year-old actress Ghislaine Dommanget. They had been in a relationship for at least five years prior to this, and the match angered many in the family. Prince Louis had one daughter named Charlotte with Marie Juliette Louvet, whom he had adopted, and [read more]
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