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Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom and Crown of Castile

Monday, 1 January 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2

The Kingdom of Castile was established in 1065 under King Sancho II of León and Castile. Ferdinand I of León had been Count of Castile and he became King of León by right of his wife, Sancha of León. He became King of León and Castile in 1037 and upon his death in 1065, Castile and León were divided among his [read more]

Introducing the Year of the Last Romanovs

Monday, 1 January 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2

Although 2017 may have marked the centenary of the Russian Revolution, 2018 marks the centenary of the murder of the Last Romanovs. This includes Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, their daughters Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia, their son Alexei, but also Alexandra’s sister Elizabeth Feodorovna. Join us this coming year to hear their stories.

History of Royal Women: The Year 2017

Sunday, 31 December 2017, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The top 10 searches for 2017 were: alice keppel sandra vasoli olympias rani of jhansi history of royal women princess cecilie of greece and denmark amazon olympia queen olympia alexander olympias snakes Our largest audience still comes from the United States but the Netherlands has been bumped to sixth place by India. 1.United States 49,84% 2. United [read more]

HRW’s Top Books of 2017

Sunday, 31 December 2017, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Moniek I’ve done 26 book reviews and there are plenty to chose from! The Wandering Princess by Edward Hanson definitely tops the list for me. Other favourites are In Haste with Aloha and Anna of Saxony: The Scarlet Lady of Orange. Carol I’m going to choose Alison Weirs Queens of the Conquest. My favourite time period by [read more]

A roundup of the Maria Theresa Year

Saturday, 30 December 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

As the Year of Maria Theresa comes to an end, it’s time to take a look back at the articles! Total articles published: 35 Top 5 articles Marriage to Francis of Lorraine Maria Johanna – The smallpox inoculation Joseph II – The male heir Charles Joseph – Do not weep for me, mother Maria Elisabeth [read more]

Matilda of Flanders – Queen of the Conqueror

Friday, 29 December 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Matilda of Flanders was born circa 1031 as the daughter of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders and Adela of France. It is likely that she could read and write, but there is very little information on her upbringing. In 1047, William, Duke of Normandy, who was of illegitimate birth, wanted to ally himself with someone [read more]