Isabella of Bourbon Archives - History of Royal Women

Margaret of York, The Diabolical Duchess by Christine Weightman Book Review

March 7, 2015 Moniek Bloks 0

I’ve been meaning to read more about Margaret of York ever since I went to Mechelen to find the Palace of Margaret of Austria, which also happened to be right across the street from Margaret of York’s Palace. You can find that blog post here. Palace of Margaret of York, now the City Theatre I [read more]

Treasures of royal women at the Rijksmuseum

February 13, 2015 Moniek Bloks 0

Lock of hair from Jacqueline of Hainaut, though the Rijksmuseum doubt its authenticity. It was supposedly from the excavation in the chapel in the Binnenhof, but nobody was reported to have been found, but they apparently did find this. So either the body is still there somewhere, or the lock of hair is fake. Snuffbox [read more]