by Heather R. Darsie When I first began researching Anna, I questioned whether her name was indeed “Anne,” which would have a similar pronunciation in German to “Anna,” or if her name was Anna. After sorting out that Anna’s true name was indeed Anna, I wanted to learn from where her September 21 or 22, [read more]
Read part one here. Once back at Oxford, his spirits were lifted, and he threw himself back into university life. His mother told him that his university life must end by December 1875. He took an exam in modern languages and passed it. His first wish was now to go travel – in particular to [read more]
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From the Queen to the German Crown Princess – Claremont, 7 April 1884 (Describing the funeral of Prince Leopold) And let me now thank you for your dear, affectionate letter of the 4th which I received this morning. Many, many loving thanks for it. Do not think your dear presence would have been painful, but [read more]
Prince Leopold was born on 7 April 1853 as the eighth child and youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Queen Victoria used chloroform during his birth, and her doctor later wrote, “I commenced to give a little chloroform with each pain, by pouring about 15 minims by measure upon a folded handkerchief.” Victoria [read more]
From the German Crown Princess to Queen Victoria – Berlin, 6 April 1873 It was utterly impossible for me to write yesterday as I was quite in bed – and next to insensible with the frantic violence of neuralgia in my eye. I cannot describe what I have suffered these last three days. I have [read more]
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