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Carola of Vasa

Carola of Vasa – The last Queen of Saxony (Part one)

Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Carola of Vasa was born on 5 August 1833 as the daughter of the former Crown Prince of Sweden, Gustav, Prince of Vasa, and his wife Princess Louise Amelie of Baden. Her grandfather, King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, had been deposed in 1809. As such, Carola was born in exile at Schönbrunn Palace in [read more]
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Elizabeth II

The Duchess of Windsor – The Queen visits her dying uncle

Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
In May 1972, The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were scheduled to visit Paris. By then, the Duke of Windsor was terminally ill. On 18 May, Wallis watched from the steps of their villa as The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, and Prince Charles arrived. She curtseyed deeply but almost lost her footing. The [read more]
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Anne of Brittany

The Importance of Pawns by Keira Morgan Book Review

Monday, 17 May 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
*contains affiliate links* The Importance of Pawns by Keira Morgan begins as Anne of Brittany, Duchess of Brittany and Queen of France, lays dying. After two marriages to Kings of France and many lost children, she’ll leave behind two young daughters. Her daughters will be unable to inherit the throne of France, which operates under [read more]
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The Duchess of Windsor

The Duchess of Windsor – The Second World War comes to France

Sunday, 16 May 2021, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0
After the Duke and Duchess were married on 3 June 1937, they settled first in a hotel in Paris. Both initially assumed that they would be allowed to live in England and were reluctant to settle permanently in France. Wallis wrote to her aunt, “I don’t think we will be settled anywhere until the English [read more]
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Dominique-France Loeb-Picard – A marriage in exile

Friday, 14 May 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
The future Princess Fadila of Egypt was born Dominique-France Loeb-Picard on 23 November 1948 as the daughter of David-Robert Loeb and Paule-Madeleine Picard in Paris, France. Not much is known about her life before she met the deposed King Fuad II of Egypt. He had reigned briefly as King of Egypt as an infant, and [read more]
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Sun – The Blemished Reputation of a Ming Dynasty Empress

Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 2
Empress Sun was the second empress of the Xuande Emperor (also known as Emperor Xuanzong). For centuries, Empress Sun has been portrayed in a negative light in Chinese history. She has often been called “Generation Demon Empress.”[1] When the popular television series Ming Dynasty (which is centered on her life and starred the famous Tang [read more]

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