Queen Adea-Eurydice - Alexander the Great's niece and sister-in-law who tried to take over the Macedonian Empire
Egypt

Queen Adea-Eurydice – Alexander the Great’s niece and sister-in-law who tried to take over the Macedonian Empire

Queen Adea-Eurydice (also known as Eurydice II) was the wife of her uncle, King Philip III of Macedonia. She was the granddaughter of both King Philip II of Macedonia and King Perdiccas III of Macedonia.[1] She was the niece and sister-in-law of King Alexander the Great.[2] Because her husband had an intellectual disability, Queen Adea-Eurydice tried [read more]
Princess Duan Sengnu The Yuan Dynasty Princess who hungered for revenge
China

Princess Duan Sengnu – The Yuan Dynasty Princess who hungered for revenge

Princess Duan Sengnu was a Yuan Dynasty princess and a descendant of Kublai Khan.[1] She has often been overshadowed by her more famous mother, Princess Agai.[2] Princess Duan Sengnu’s father was murdered by her maternal grandfather.[3] She harboured a desire to get revenge on her grandfather.[4] Like her mother, Princess Duan Sengnu is most famous for her [read more]
queen and her presidents
Book News

Book News Week 17

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 17 – 20 April – 26 April 2026 The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History  Hardcover – 23 April 2026 (UK) The Cultural Work of the Early Modern Dutch Portrait: Amalia van Solms and the Shape of the Self in European Art (Visual and Material [read more]
luxembourg empire tiara
Charlotte of Luxembourg

The Luxembourg Empire Tiara

The Luxembourg Empire Tiara is perhaps one of the largest tiaras in Europe. Embed from Getty Images The all-diamond tiara includes several motifs, such as scrolls. However, it is unclear where the tiara came from. The name links it to its empire style, but not any specific empire. It was made sometime in the early [read more]