Queen alexandrine fringe tiara
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Queen Alexandrine’s Fringe Tiara

Queen Alexandrine’s Fringe Tiara was a gift to Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia upon her marriage to the future Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in 1879 from her uncle, Tsar Alexander II of Russia. Following Anastasia’s death in 1922, the tiara was inherited by her eldest daughter, Alexandrine, who was the Queen [read more]
Stateira I Shahbanu
Iran

Stateira I Shahbanu – The powerful Queen of the Achaemenid Empire who was murdered by her mother-in-law

Stateira I Shahbanu was queen consort to King Artaxerxes II of the Achaemenid Empire. She was also the mother of Artaxerxes III of the Achaemenid Empire. She was very popular and influential during King Artaxerxes II’s reign. Stateira I Shahbanu was locked in a bitter power struggle with her mother-in-law, Parysatis I Shahbanu. This conflict [read more]
sophie saving the royal family
Book News

Book News Week 29

*contains affiliate links* Book News week 29 – 14 July – 20 July 2025 The Graces: The Extraordinary Untold Lives of Women at the Restoration Court  Hardcover – 17 July 2025 (UK & US) The Last Tsar: The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs  Paperback – 17 July 2025 (UK) Sophie: Saving [read more]