*contains affiliate links* Embroidering Her Truth: Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power Paperback – 22 August 2023 (US) & 19 January 2023 (UK) In sixteenth-century Europe women’s voices were suppressed and silenced. Even for a queen like Mary, her prime duty was to bear sons. In an age when textiles expressed power, [read more]
Dangereuse was born around 1079 into a noble family to parents Bartholomew de l’Isle Bouchard and his wife Gerberge in the centre of modern-day France. Unfortunately, due to the family not being extremely important and the events taking place so long ago, there is little detail on her early life. However, it seems her first [read more]
Starz is set to make a period drama called “The Serpent Queen”, which will be based on the life of Catherine de’ Medici, Queen of France. The eight episodes will be based on the book “Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France” by Leonie Frieda. “‘The Serpent Queen’ may be the most cunning account of [read more]
Queen Elizabeth II has reached yet another milestone. Just last year, she surpassed Eleanor of Aquitaine, who ruled the Duchy of Aquitaine in her own right, as longest-reigning female ruler. In 2015, she surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria to become the longest-reigning British monarch. Now, she has surpassed Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria to [read more]
The longest reigning female ruler was the formidable Eleanor of Aquitaine who ruled over the Duchy of Aquitaine in her own right. She lived to be 82 years old, which in medieval times was ancient. Eleanor reigned for 66 years and 358 days. Eleanor was first married to Louis VII of France, but the marriage was not [read more]
If you have read about Eleanor of Aquitaine, chances are that you have heard she had a younger sister named Petronilla. You may have heard how Petronilla’s marriage caused quite the scandal. But is there anything else to say about Petronilla? Very little is known about Petronilla of Aquitaine. She is hidden within the shadows [read more]
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