Lost Kingdoms: Kingdom of Hanover
The Kingdom of Hanover began its life in 1814, before then it had been the Electorate of Hanover. The Electorate had been in personal union […]
Caroline of Brunswick
Caroline of Brunswick – The eccentric Queen
Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was born on 17 May 1768 as the daughter of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Princess Augusta of Great Britain. She was […]
Princess Charlotte of Wales’ wedding dress
Princess Charlotte of Wales’ story is a tragic one. She was born on 7 January 1796 from a disastrous marriage that deteriorated even more after […]
England’s Queens from Catherine of Aragon to Elizabeth II by Elizabeth Norton Book Review
As you may remember, I reviewed part one of this book, England’s Queens from Boudica to Elizabeth of York, earlier this year. This second part […]
The Queens we never had: Princess Augusta & Victoria, Princess Royal
The Succession to the Crown Act of 2013 finally came into force on 26 March 2015. This means that a girl born into the British […]
Burial places of the Queens and Consorts of England
Funeral cortege of Elizabeth I of England Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury – Shaftesbury Abbey (Shaftesbury, UK) Ruins Ælfgifu – Winchester Cathedral (Winchester, UK) Elfrida – Wherwell Abbey (Wherwell, UK) […]
