Book Reviews Archives - History of Royal Women

Book Review: Sibylla: Mother of a King by Roger Lundgren

Saturday, 25 October 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha should have been Queen of Sweden, but fate intervened. She was born in 1908 as the eldest daughter of Charles Edward, the last Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein. On 19 October 1932, she married Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, [read more]

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Book Review: Charlene, In Search of a Princess by Arlene Prinsloo

Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Charlene Lynette Wittstock was born on 25 January 1978 as the daughter of Michael and Lynette Wittstock. On 1 July 2011, she became Her Serene Highness the Princess of Monaco as the wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco. As the new Princess of Monaco, she faced several challenges. She had to [read more]

Book Review: Queen Victoria in Cornwall by Susan Symons

Saturday, 6 September 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Susan Symons is the author of several books involving Queen Victoria and books about German castles, appropriately named “Schloss.” The book “Queen Victoria in Cornwall” focuses on Queen Victoria’s visit to Cornwall in 1846 with her husband, Prince Albert, and their two eldest children, Victoria, Princess Royal, and the Prince of Wales [read more]

Book Review: The Forgotten Years of Anne Boleyn: The Habsburg & Valois Courts by Sylvia Barbara Soberton

Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*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]

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

Monday, 26 May 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*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]

Book Review: Princesses on the wards by Coryne Hall

Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*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]