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Stéphanie of Belgium – The would-be Empress of Austria (Part two)

Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1
Read part one here. After the formal ceremony, Stéphanie and Rudolf changed into their travelling clothes. She said goodbye to her beloved Toni, her parents and her sister. They travelled to Laxenburg where they were to spend their honeymoon – the carriage ride was completely silent. They arrived in rooms that had not been done [read more]
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The Mother of King Tut – The Younger Lady

Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 7:00 Brittani Barger 1
“The Younger Lady” is the title given to the mother of King Tut, whose mummified body was discovered in 1898 in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, in the tomb KV35, by archaeologist Victor Loret. The mummified corpse was found naked and damaged (due to tomb robbers) alongside two other bodies – one of [read more]
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The Assassination Attempts on Queen Victoria

Monday, 27 May 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
During Queen Victoria’s long reign, she was the victim of a total of eight assassination attempts. The first attempt on Queen Victoria’s life was on 10 June 1840 when the newly married Queen was four months pregnant with her first child. Edward Oxford had joined the crowd at Marble Arch – then in front of [read more]
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From Queen Victoria to the German Crown Princess – 27 May 1887

Monday, 27 May 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
From Queen Victoria to the German Crown Princess – Balmoral,  27 May 1887 Darling and Beloved Child, Truly, earnestly and most gratefully do I thank God that the (unnecessary though perhaps not unavoidable) alarm about precious Fritz has been dispelled and that your agony of uncertainty and suspense has been removed. I wish I could [read more]
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Helena of the United Kingdom – The charitable Princess (Part one)

Saturday, 25 May 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
On  25 May 1846, Queen Victoria gave birth to her fifth child and third daughter; Princess Helena. It was announced “with happiness” that the Princess was delivered at five minutes to 3 o’clock. Her father Prince Albert later wrote to his brother Ernst that, “she came into this world rather blue, but she is quite [read more]
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Princess Victoria’s 18th birthday celebrations

Friday, 24 May 2019, 7:00 Brittani Barger 1
On 24 May 1837, Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent celebrated her 18th birthday, and in less than a month, she would ascend the throne as Queen Victoria after the death of her uncle King William IV. There had been fears, however, if King William IV died before she had turned 18 as Victoria was underage, [read more]

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