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Book News Week 21

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 21 – 18 May – 24 May 2026 A History of France in 21 Women  Hardcover – 19 May 2026 (US) Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. Her Story.  Hardcover – 19 May 2026 (US) I, Vera: The Many Lives of Vera Gedroits, a Radical Princess  Kindle Edition – [read more]
Norway Maltese Cross Circlet
Alexandra of Denmark

The Norway Maltese Cross Circlet

The Maltese Cross Circlet made its way into the Norwegian royal family through Queen Maud, who was born as Princess Maud of Wales. The piece was made for her mother, Queen Alexandra, and the tiara is named after the Maltese crosses, which have been placed on the bandeau base. It originally had four fleur-de-lys elements [read more]
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Book News Week 20

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 20 – 11 May – 17 May 2026 Women, Gardens, and Agency in Imperial Russia: Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Pavlovsk Park (Russian Shorts)  Hardcover – 14 May 2026 (US) Women of the Middle Ages: A Window into the World of Medieval Women  Hardcover – 14 May 2026 (US) Anne Boleyn: [read more]
liechtenstein habsburg fringe
Georgina von Wilczek

The Liechtenstein Habsburg Fringe Tiara

The Liechtenstein Habsburg Fringe tiara was made around 1890. It was most likely made for Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal, the wife of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria. The tiara made its way to the princely family of Liechtenstein through her daughter’s marriage to Prince Alois of Liechtenstein. The Court Jeweller [/note] They were the [read more]