the queen and royal women of sweden
Book Reviews

Book Review: The Queens and Royal Women of Sweden, c. 970–1330: Their Lives, Power, and Legacy by Caroline Wilhelmsson

*contains affiliate links* Researching royal women comes with many challenges. These challenges include the lack of documentation for many women, which becomes worse the older the time period. Queens and Royal Women of Sweden, c. 970–1330: Their Lives, Power, and Legacy by Caroline Wilhelmsson bravely faces this challenge to tell us about Swedish royal women. [read more]

the sixteenth century in 100 women
Book News

Book News Week 22

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 22 – 26 May – 1 June 2025 The Sixteenth Century in 100 Women  Paperback – 30 May 2025 (US) The Lord Protector and His Wives: Catherine Filliol, Anne Stanhope and Edward Seymour  Hardcover – 30 May 2025 (US)

Imperial Consort Tangshan
China

Imperial Consort Tangshan – Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty’s mysterious Imperial Consort who composed a famous song

Imperial Consort Tangshan was an Imperial Consort of Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty. She was one of the few women writers who had come from the Han imperial family.[1] She had composed a song called “Sacrificial Ode: Inside the Chamber.”[2] The song would be used throughout the Han Dynasty as an ancestral worship song [read more]

the hitachi wedding tiara
Hanako Tsugaru

The Hitachi Wedding Tiara

The future Princess Hitachi, Hanako Tsugaru, received this tiara when she married Masahito, Prince Hitachi, in 1964. Embed from Getty Images Masahito, Prince Hitachi, is the younger son of Emperor Hirohito, and he is currently third and last in the line of succession. The new tiara was called the Mikimoto Pearl and Diamond tiara, and [read more]

Queen Trung Trac and Queen Nhi
China

Queen Trung Trac and Queen Trung Nhi – The rebel sisters who became Joint Queens of Vietnam and became national heroines

Queen Trung Trac and Queen Trung Nhi are national heroines of Vietnam.[1] They led a massive rebellion against Han Chinese rule and were made queens. Even though they were ultimately defeated, they became symbols of Vietnam’s resistance against foreign invasion.[2] Queen Trung Trac and Queen Trung Nhi have been honoured in a temple and at an [read more]