The Case of Eupraxia of Kyiv
Eupraxia of Kyiv

The Case of Eupraxia of Kyiv

Eupraxia of Kyiv was born circa 1070 as the daughter of Vsevolod I, Prince of Kyiv and his wife, Anna. As with many women from the medieval Eastern European Kingdom of Rus’, there is very little information about her, even though she married a Holy Roman Emperor. There is just one surviving primary source from [read more]
Alexandra Feodorovna

Results of “Yekaterinburg remains” DNA-testing once again delayed

Although it had previously been announced that the results of the DNA-tests currently being conducted on the “Yekaterinburg remains”, or the remains of Emperor Nicholas II, Alexandra Feodorovna and their five children, would be announced in the second quarter of 2017, they have been delayed until November 2017 without an obvious reason. A meeting has [read more]
anne hyde york
Anne Hyde

Anne Hyde – Duchess of York

Anne Hyde was born on 12 March 1637 as the daughter of Frances Aylesbury and Edward Hyde, later created Earl of Clarendon. She was born in Cranborne Lodge in Windsor Park, the home of her grandfather. She was named after Edward’s first wife, Anne Ayliffe of Grittenham who died six months into their marriage. We [read more]