The most famous Mary Stuart/Stewart is, of course, Mary, Queen of Scots but unlike her, her namesake seems to have disappeared from the history books. Mary was born around 1428 to James I of Scotland and his wife, Joan Beaufort. She was thus quite young when her father was killed in 1437. Mary’s brother became [read more]
Even though a royal woman only makes a short appearance in this film, I wanted to write a review on this film. It’s quite possibly one of the biggest Dutch releases of this year and is about an especially restless period in Dutch history. Its main character Michiel de Ruyter is a scruffy, unkempt man [read more]
Every house has traces of its former inhabitants. Soestdijk has had many over the years, and I went there in search of its royal women. Soestdijk Palace has only been open to the public since 2006, and its future is still uncertain. The last inhabitant, Queen (then Princess) Juliana, died at the palace in 2004. [read more]
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