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The tomb of Queen Therese at St Boniface’s Abbey

Saturday, 16 March 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

During the last years of the life of Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Queen of Bavaria, her family had been the focal point. She and her husband, King Ludwig I of Bavaria, had eight living children and several grandchildren. Their wedding had become known as the first Oktoberfest. But now, her life was coming to an end. [read more]

Time in the Tower – Arbella Stuart

Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Lady Arbella Stuart was considered a possible successor to Queen Elizabeth I as the great-great-granddaughter of King Henry VII of England. She was born in 1575, and she lost her father, Charles Stuart, 5th Earl of Lennox when she was still an infant. Her mother, Elizabeth Cavendish, died when she was seven years old. Her [read more]

Sisi’s birthplace – The Herzog-Max-Palais

Monday, 4 March 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The future Empress Elisabeth of Austria was born on 24 December 1837 at the Herzog-Max-Palais in Munich. That day, her mother, Ludovika, was planning to spend the evening with her mother, Caroline, when she suddenly went into labour at the Herzog-Max-Palais. The birth happened quickly, and the little one was born with one milk tooth, [read more]

Schloss Nymphenburg & Amalienburg

Saturday, 24 February 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Schloss Nymphenburg is one of Bavaria’s magnificent palaces. Construction of the palace was begun by Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, and he intended it as a gift for his wife, Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, after the birth of their son, the future Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, in 1662. It was Henriette Adelaide who [read more]

Buried in the Tower: St Peter ad Vincula

Saturday, 10 February 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula, based inside the Tower of London, is the final resting place of several royal women, all of whom have been executed. The current structure dates from 1520, although a church probably stood on the site from the 12th century. The new structure replaced a building that was [read more]

Schloss Dachau – A Bavarian summer residence

Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Schloss Dachau, in the city of Dachau in Germany, was once the summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria. The original castle was built around 1100 but this was demolished between 1398 and 1403. Construction of the new structure began in 1546 under William IV, Duke of Bavaria. This was completed in 1577. A redesign [read more]