Informally Royal: Studio Lisa and the Royal Family Hardcover – 1 November 2018 (US) & 1 March 2019 (UK) A chance meeting in 1936 gave Lisa and Jimmy Sheridan the opportunity of a lifetime. Keen amateur photographers, their company, Studio Lisa, were engaged by the then Duke and Duchess of York to take informal, casual photographs [read more]
Isabella was born circa 1216/1217 as the only of King Leo I of Armenia and his second wife, Sybille of Cyprus. She had an elder half-sister named Stephanie, who died in 1220 leaving behind a young son who died not much later. She was still in infancy when she was betrothed to the third son [read more]
The death of Queen Victoria truly was the end of an era and when the end finally came on 22 January 1901, she was surrounded by her family. Curtain down at Her Majesty’s includes quotes, letters and diary entries from those who were there. Also included are the bulletins that at some point were issued [read more]
Sylvia Brett was born 25 February 1885 as the daughter of Reginald Baliol Brett, the 2nd Viscount Esher and Eleanor van de Weyer at the Bretts’ townhouse in Mayfair. She had an elder brother named Oliver, a younger brother named Maurice and a younger sister named Dorothy. She was not particularly close to her father, who found girls “tiresome [read more]
This article was written by Ezgi Özcan. Clarice Orsini was born in 1453 in the countryside of Rome. Her early life is unknown like many noble girls. Most likely, Clarice had a traditional Catholic education due. When Lucrezia Tornabuoni noticed her, she was a slim girl with a round face. Lucrezia Tornabuoni was the mother of Lorenzo de’Medici [read more]
Chinese state media have attacked the popular historical palace dramas for their extravagance and “negative influence on society” and some have subsequently been taken down from TV channels. The series Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace, which features Empress Ulanara, has been replaced by a reality show. Newspapers attacked the “sins” of these palace dramas and claimed they encourage [read more]
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