The Kingdom of Bohemia was founded in 1198 from the Duchy of Bohemia by Ottokar I of Bohemia. It was officially recognised in 1212 by the Golden Bull of Sicily. Ottokar was married to Adelheid of Meissen. They had four daughters and divorced in 1199. Adelheid was thus the first Queen consort of Bohemia but did [read more]
In the history of royals, sibling rivalry is a very common subject. We probably all can think of an example when a younger brother coveted his elder brother’s crown or plotted his fall from power. But it was not always brother versus brother. When there were no brothers alive, the disputed succession could be sister [read more]
Anne of Bohemia was born on 11 May 1366 in Prague as the daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Elizabeth of Pomerania. She was well educated and spoke several languages. As her father died when she was still young, her marriage to King Richard II of England was negotiated by her brother Wenceslaus, [read more]
Between 1308 and 1485, nine women were married to kings of England. Their status as queen offered them the opportunity to exercise authority in a manner that was denied to other women of the time. This book offers a new study of these nine queens and their queenship in late medieval England. Isabella of France, [read more]
I was very excited to receive this book from Amberley Publishing. This is the story of Joan of Kent, the First Princess of Wales. Besides being married into the royal family, she actually belonged to it by blood. She was the daughter of Edmund of Woodstock and Margaret Wake, who was Baroness Wake of Liddell [read more]
I was really looking forward to the release of this book and I was lucky enough to receive a copy to review it. I’ve actually read some books by Elizabeth Norton before, she’s also the author of The Anne Boleyn Papers (which I got for Christmas!) and Elfrida: The First Crowned Queen of England among others. England’s Queens [read more]
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