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Princess Shouning – The Ming Dynasty Princess who was bullied by her servant

Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

During the Ming Dynasty, it was a rule that a princess must marry a commoner. A husband from a commoner family was believed to treasure and cherish a princess more than a man of noble status and wealth.[1] In Princess Shouning’s case, this belief proved to be true. Princess Shouning was the favourite daughter of [read more]

Princess Rongchang – The Ming Dynasty Princess who died from starvation

Monday, 19 December 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Princess Rongchang is considered to be one of the most miserable princesses of the Ming dynasty.[1] Princess Rongchang was the last Ming princess that survived to the early Qing dynasty. She was deeply loved and respected. With the fall of the Ming dynasty, Princess Rongchang fell onto hard times. She lost four of her sons [read more]

Rosenborg Castle – Home of the Crown Jewels

Saturday, 17 December 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark, was originally built as a summer residence in 1606 during the reign of King Christian IV. It was only used as a royal residence for around 100 years, although it was briefly used as emergency housing in 1801. King Christian IV loved his castle so much that he was brought [read more]

The accession of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria

Friday, 16 December 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

When the future Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria was born in 1830, he was third in the line of succession. His grandfather was Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (Francis I, Emperor Austria from the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806) and his uncle Ferdinand, who had an intellectual disability and suffered from [read more]

In defence of Meghan: It’s natural for an American to not know British protocol

Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 10:00 Brittani Barger 3

The Duchess of Sussex’s lack of knowledge of British and royal protocol has come to the forefront since the Sussexes’ Netflix series began airing. Many seem aghast that she had to Google the British national anthem and did not know how to curtsey. I know this will be a controversial opinion that the Brits will [read more]

Royal crypt in Delft expanded

Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 9:28 Moniek Bloks 0

The royal crypt in the new Church in Delft in the Netherlands has been expanded with a further 20 spaces. After the deaths of Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 2004, the royal crypt had basically reached its capacity. The new spaces have been created in a simple fashion and a more practical entrance has [read more]