Louise of Savoy – Madame la regente
Louise of Savoy was a politically active, assertive woman and a mother of a French king, but she had never been Queen of France herself […]
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Chateau du Clos Lucé – Writing and Prayer
The Chateau de Cloux, now known as the Chateau du Clos Lucé was built in 1471 on the foundations of a 12th-century building. The main part […]
Elena of Montenegro – The letter that was supposed to stop the Second World War
Elena of Montenegro was born in 1873 as the daughter of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and his wife, Milena Vukotić. On 24 October 1896, […]
Game of Queens: The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe by Sarah Gristwood Book Review
In sixteenth-century Europe, an extraordinary set of women created a unique culture of feminine power that saw them run the continent for decades. Despite often […]
Marguerite of Angoulême – The mother of the French Renaissance
Marguerite was born to Charles, Count of Angoulême and Louise of Savoy in 1492. Her brother Francis succeeded their cousin Louis XII to the throne […]