Queen Mary Kensington Bow Brooch is a “pavé-set bow in the form of a double ribbon, the larger two diamonds in cut-down settings, with pavé-set baroque pearl pendant.” Embed from Getty Images The brooch was given to the then Princess Mary of Teck by the inhabitants of Kensington to mark her wedding to the then [read more]
Queen Mary’s Dorset Bow Brooch was given to the then Princess Mary as a wedding present from the county of Dorset. Embed from Getty Images She wore the brooch frequently and often combined it with other bow brooches. It is considered to be an almost exact copy of a bow brooch made in 1855 for [read more]
*contains affiliate links* Empress Maria Theresa was the ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1740 until her death in 1780 and was Holy Roman Empress by right of her husband, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. The couple had 16 children together, of which the future Queen of France – Marie Antoinette – was the youngest [read more]
The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara was a wedding gift to Princess Mary of Teck (later Queen Mary) from a committee headed by Lady Eva Greville, who later served as one of her ladies-in-waiting. It was purchased from Garrard’s. Embed from Getty Images Princess Mary later wrote to Lady Eva that the tiara [read more]
*review copy* *contains affiliate links* King Edward I of England, who ruled from 1272 until 1307, went on to father many children with two wives. His first wife, Eleanor of Castile, bore the majority of his children, fourteen or perhaps even as much as sixteen. Of these five daughters and one son, the future King [read more]
Queen Mariamne I was the second and most famous wife of King Herod the Great of Judea. She was a Hasmonean princess and was known to be a legendary beauty. King Herod loved her passionately. However, he was very jealous and possessive of her. It was due to his jealousy of Queen Mariamne that he [read more]
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