Local historian John Mullaney has said that they have a very good idea of where Henry I is buried, although he might not be there anymore. He would have had quite an ornate tomb, probably with an effigy, which probably existed as late as 1400. However, now a playground sits on the site of where [read more]
Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau was born in the Hague as the daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels on 27 November 1627. She fell in love with a French Prince but he was considered unsuitable and she was once considered for Charles II of England. In the end, Frederick William, the [read more]
Archduchess Elisabeth Marie was born on 2 September 1883 as the only child of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and Princess Stephanie of Belgium. She was nicknamed Erszi after the Hungarian form of her name Erzsebet. She was born at Schloss Laxenburg, where her parents had also had their honeymoon. Tragedy would strike when Elisabeth [read more]
An archaeological dig has begun at Bradgate Park, which is considered as the traditional place of birth for Lady Jane Grey. Lady Jane Grey was born around 1536 or 1537 to Lady Frances Brandon and Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk. After Edward VI’s death, she was de facto Queen of England for nine days [read more]
I spent a few days in Berlin and one of the first stops I made was at the Berliner Dom, or Berlin Cathedral. It was partially closed due to a service but I was still allowed into the crypt down below. This crypt houses the remains of many of the Hohenzollern family. It’s quite interesting [read more]
Margaret of Wessex was born circa 1045 in exile in Hungary to Edward the Exile and Agatha (of unknown origin). She was thus a granddaughter of the King of England, Edmund Ironside. After the Danish conquest, her father was exiled to firstly to Sweden and then to Kiev. He relocated to Hungary as an adult. [read more]
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