*contains affiliate links* Anne Boleyn stood out at the English court because she had spent several years in Belgium and France at the most glittering courts in Europe. Anne would learn from the leading women at the time, Margaret of Austria, Claude of France, Louise of Savoy and Marguerite of Angoulême, and she returned to [read more]
*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]
*contains affiliate links* Many princesses were active in nursing, but not everyone knows their stories. Princesses on the Wards by Coryne Hall covers the princesses who wanted to make themselves useful during the many conflicts in the world. Princesses from the Victorian age to the present day are included. From the well-known Empress Alexandra of [read more]
*contains affiliate links* There have been many women in history who have remained nameless. The Kingdom of Rus has its first share of Queens without a name. Kyivan Rus’ found its centre in Kyiv and could be found in Eastern Europe from the 9th century until the 13th century. Name Unknown: The Life of a [read more]
*contains affiliate links* English Queens from the years 650-850 have been largely confined to the sidelines of history. There were not only various kingdoms in what we now know as England, but written sources were also in short supply. Early English Queens, 650–850: Speculum Reginae by Stefany Wragg tries to piece together the lives of [read more]
*contains affiliate links* The Rebel Romanov by Helen Rappaport chronicles the life of Juliane or Julie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was born on 23 September 1781 in Bern to Franz Frederick Anton, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Augusta Caroline Reuss of Ebersdorf. If that name rings a bell, Julie was the aunt of Queen Victoria of the [read more]
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