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Finding a King and maybe a Princess at Reading Abbey

Sunday, 24 May 2015, 13:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Richard III’s discovery and burial have prompted the search for another King. King Henry I was the son of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. He had two legitimate children, William Adelin, who drowned in the White Ship disaster and Matilda, whose son Henry would eventually follow Henry’s nephew Stephen on the throne. Henry [read more]

Margaret of York, The Diabolical Duchess by Christine Weightman Book Review

Saturday, 7 March 2015, 14:00 Moniek Bloks 0

I’ve been meaning to read more about Margaret of York ever since I went to Mechelen to find the Palace of Margaret of Austria, which also happened to be right across the street from Margaret of York’s Palace. You can find that blog post here. Palace of Margaret of York, now the City Theatre I [read more]

Elfrida The First Crowned Queen of England by Elizabeth Norton Book Review

Monday, 22 December 2014, 20:15 Moniek Bloks 1

I just recently received this book, Elfrida The First Crowned Queen of England by Elizabeth Norton from Amberley Publishing for review. It’s been available in hardcover since earlier this year but came out in paperback last month. Elfrida was actually known by several names, Ælfthryth but also Alfrida and Elfthryth. The Anglo-Saxons certainly knew how to make things difficult [read more]

Mary, Queen of Scots 2013 Film Review

Monday, 17 November 2014, 10:00 Moniek Bloks 1

I just finished watching this 2013 film about Mary, Queen of Scots with the same name. I do not believe that this has been widely distributed and that really is a shame. This movie is partly in English and partly in French and begins with Mary as a baby with her mother. I love that [read more]

Courtly Rivals Exhibition

Thursday, 13 November 2014, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

While in The Hague for the Royal Gatherings weekend I heard about a special exhibition the The Hague Historical Museum has right now, called Courtly Rivals (Dutch: Rivalen aan het Haagse Hof) So, during the two-hour lunch break I walked to the museum, which luckily wasn’t far away from the hotel. I took these pictures [read more]

The abduction of Marie, Countess of Boulogne

Sunday, 23 March 2014, 8:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Marie, Countess of Boulogne, was born the youngest daughter of Stephen, King of England and Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne. Her father had usurped the crown from her cousin Matilda. Matilda’s son Henry would eventually succeed her father as king of England. Marie was born during her father’s reign in 1136. She had three brothers [read more]