*contains affiliate links* To celebrate the release of Queens of Islam: The Muslim World’s Historic Women Rulers by Tom Verde, we have a guest post from Tom Verde about Sayidda al-Hurra, who is featured in the book. Sayidda al-Hurra, sixteenth-century ruler of Morocco’s coastal city-state of Tétouan, was a woman of many identities. A “pirate [read more]
The centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth will be marked by the largest exhibition of her fashion ever staged at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace. Approximately 200 items will go on display in Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style, and around half of these will be on display for the very first time. The [read more]
The future Hanako, Princess Hitachi was born on 19 July 1940 as the fourth daughter of Count Yoshitaka Tsugaru and Hisako Mōri. Hanako was born at her family’s home in Tokyo. As a child, she attended the Gakushūin School all the way through high school. She graduated from the Gakushūin Women’s Junior College in 1961. [read more]
Queen Alexandrine’s Fringe Tiara was a gift to Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia upon her marriage to the future Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in 1879 from her uncle, Tsar Alexander II of Russia. Following Anastasia’s death in 1922, the tiara was inherited by her eldest daughter, Alexandrine, who was the Queen [read more]
Most will know the tragic story of Anne Frank, but did you know that Anne wrote about royal families in her now-famous diary? Anne was born in Frankfurt, Germany, on 12 June 1929 as the youngest daughter of Otto Frank and Edith Holländer. Her elder sister, Margot, was born three years before her. The family [read more]
On 8 July 2000, Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau married his college sweetheart, Annette Sekrève. Prince Bernhard is the second son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. As such, he is the first cousin of King Willem-Alexander. Due to the Dutch succession being based on proximity to the King, he is not [read more]
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