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Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Sardinia

Monday, 7 May 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Kingdom of Sardinia began its life in 1324 when King James II of Aragon claimed the territories as the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica. The Kingdom remained separate from the Crown of Aragon. House of Barcelona James II was married four times but as his first marriage to Isabella of Castile had been annulled, [read more]

Margaret of Parma – Governor of the Netherlands

Friday, 9 February 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Margaret was born on 28 December 1522 as the illegitimate daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst, the daughter of a carpet manufacturer. Johanna Maria worked as a maid for the Governor of Oudenaarde, who hosted the then 22-year-old and unmarried Charles for six weeks. Margaret was named for her great-aunt, Margaret of [read more]

Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom and Crown of Castile

Monday, 1 January 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2

The Kingdom of Castile was established in 1065 under King Sancho II of León and Castile. Ferdinand I of León had been Count of Castile and he became King of León by right of his wife, Sancha of León. He became King of León and Castile in 1037 and upon his death in 1065, Castile and León were divided among his [read more]

Falcon’s Rise – The Early Years of Anne Boleyn by Natalia Richards Book Review

Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The day before her death, Anne Boleyn remembers a journey that changed her life. She recalls how, as a young girl, she used her wits to secure a place at the prestigious Court of Margaret of Austria, where she soon realised that a woman had to be strong to survive the treachery of Court politics. [read more]

Game of Queens: The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe by Sarah Gristwood Book Review

Tuesday, 6 December 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

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 being on opposing sides of power struggles both armed and otherwise, through family ties and patronage they educated and supported each other in a brutal world where the price of [read more]

The City of Mechelen is trying to locate Margaret of Austria’s intestines

Thursday, 1 December 2016, 11:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Mechelen (or Malines), is trying to locate an urn which contains the intestines of Margaret of Austria. Margaret of Austria lived in the city as Governor of the Netherlands for her nephew Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. She died there in 1530. She is buried at Bourg-en-Bresse, in a magnificent mausoleum that she ordered for her [read more]