Louise of Stolberg-Gedern – Countess of Albany and wife of the Young Pretender (Part two)
Read part one here. Louise finally found some measure of happiness again. Count Vittorio Alfieri wrote of their time together, “During these two years in […]
England
The Year of Queen Victoria – The Lady Flora Hastings Scandal
The year 1839 caused scandal for Queen Victoria after the death of Lady Flora Hastings – a lady-in-waiting to Victoria’s mother, the Duchess of Kent. […]
The Year of Queen Victoria – The Coronation
Queen Victoria’s coronation took place on Thursday, 28 June 1838 in Westminster Abbey; she had become monarch at the age of 18 on 20 June […]
Anne de Mowbray – The royal child bride
Anne de Mowbray was born on 10 December 1472 at Framlingham Castle as the only surviving child of John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk […]
The Year of Queen Victoria – Princess Louise – The artist
Born on 18 March 1848 in Buckingham Palace, Princess Louisa Caroline Alberta was the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was […]
Anne Neville – A woman of “gracious fame” (Part two)
Then life changed on 9 April 1483 when King Edward IV died. He had named Richard Protector on his deathbed, and the new young King […]
