Begum Hazrat Mahal – The rebel Princess
This article was written by Shivangi Kaushik. Born as Muhammadi Khanum at Faizabad, Awadh, India, into an extremely poor family, Muhammadi Khanum was sold into […]
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Princess Niloufer – An unfulfilled yearning
This article was written by Shivangi Kaushik. Princess Niloufer Khanum Farhat was born on 4th January 1916 at the Göztepe Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. She […]
Queen Victoria’s proclamation as Empress of India
While Queen Victoria was the Queen of the United Kingdom, she also held the additional title of (the first) Empress of India. She was proclaimed […]
Maharani Durgavati – The Warrior Queen
This article was written by Shivangi Kaushik. Born on 5 October 1524 in the family of Kirti Singh ruler of Kalinjar (Central India), Durgavati, belonged […]
Bamba Müller – A Victorian Cinderella Story
Bamba Müller was born on 6 July 1848 as the daughter of Ludwig Müller and his mistress Sofia in Cairo. She was educated in Cairo by missionaries. In […]
Sophia Duleep Singh – A Suffragette Princess (Part 2)
Read part one here. The Suffragette Cause Sophia joined Emmeline Pankhurst and other suffragettes as they descended on the House of Commons, hoping to meet the […]