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The seven wives of Philip II of Macedon

Wednesday, 22 July 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Philip II of Macedon certainly beats Henry VIII with his number of wives, but he did benefit from the times by marrying several at the same time. Philip lived from 382–336 BC, and during that time he married seven times. The exact dates are unknown, and even some of his wives’ names are debated. Philip [read more]

Queen Marie of Romania’s heart finally goes home

Monday, 20 July 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Marie of Edinburgh was born a British Princess as the daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia on 29 October 1875. She was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria through her father. To her family, she was known as Missy. As a young woman, she was courted by several [read more]

The murder of Elizabeth Feodorovna

Saturday, 18 July 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 5

Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine was born on 1 November 1864 as the second child of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and Alice of the United Kingdom. She was known as Ella in her family. Tragedy struck for the first time in 1878 when diphtheria killed Elizabeth’s youngest sister Marie on 16 November [read more]

The three Adas – Ada de Warenne, Ada of Huntingdon and Ada of Holland

Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The three Adas were all ancestors of the British royal family and the name Ada was a family name, which probably originated as Adeline or Adelaide. The first Ada was Ada de Warenne who was born circa 1120 as the daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey and Elisabeth of Vermandois. Ada married Prince [read more]

Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach’s suicide

Monday, 13 July 2015, 11:56 Moniek Bloks 1

Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was born as the only daughter of Prince William of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Princess Gerta of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Wächtersbach on 25 July 1888. Her parents weren’t very wealthy, and the family lived in Heidelberg, where they mainly lived off funds from the Weimar court. Sophie was quite popular in the city, [read more]

Dunfermline honours St. Margaret of Scotland with a pilgrimage

Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 11:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Over a thousand people came to Dunfermline last Sunday to take part in a new summer pilgrimage honouring St. Margaret of Scotland. The Pilgrims were led by a school pipe band and the relics of St. Margaret were carried by the Archbishop of St. Andrews & Edinburgh. The amount of people that turned up was [read more]