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Book News Week 10

Saturday, 28 February 2026, 11:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 10 – 2 March – 8 March 2026 Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, Rebel, Kingmaker Hardcover – 3 March 2026 (US) Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen’s Mother Hardcover – 3 March 2026 (US) A History of France in 21 Women Hardcover – 5 March 2026 (UK) Kindle – 5 [read more]

Elisabeth of Bavaria – Protecting her son’s rights

Saturday, 28 February 2026, 6:00 CaraBeth 0

Elisabeth of Bavaria married one king and became queen of three kingdoms- Germany, Jerusalem, and Sicily. However, her time as queen was brief, giving her little time to leave a mark on the history of these kingdoms. Early Life Elisabeth of Bavaria was probably born around the year 1227 at Trausnitz Castle in Landshut, Bavaria. [read more]

Royal Wedding Recollections – Auguste Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein & the future Wilhelm II, German Emperor

Friday, 27 February 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 27 February 1881, the future Wilhelm II, German Emperor, married Auguste Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein. They became secretly engaged on 14 February 1880 after his parents, and in particular his mother, Victoria, future German Empress, played a crucial role in overcoming the protests of other family members. Especially his grandfather, Wilhelm I, who had objected [read more]

Book News Week 9

Saturday, 21 February 2026, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 9 – 23 February – 1 March 2026 Queen Victoria’s Daughters-in-Law Paperback – 28 February 2026 (UK) Queen Elizabeth I’s Maid of Honour and Shakespeare’s Dark Lady: The Life and Loves of Mary Fitton Hardcover – 28 February 2026 (UK) Walsingham vs Mary Queen of Scots: How the Spymaster [read more]

The Luxembourg Chaumet Emerald Tiara

Friday, 20 February 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Chaumet Emerald Tiara is an Art Deco piece created in 1926 at the request of Prince Félix, husband of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. It was made from various jewels that were already part of the Grand Ducal Collection. Embed from Getty Images Grand Duchess Charlotte was the first to wear it, and it [read more]

Empress Dowager Mu – The unobtrusive Empress

Thursday, 19 February 2026, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Empress Dowager Mu was the empress consort of Emperor Liu Bei of Shu during the Three Kingdoms era.[1] Empress Dowager Mu lived during a tumultuous time.[2] She was born at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was plagued by internal conflicts and peasant uprisings. Empress Dowager Mu was once an orphan.[3] Yet a physiognomist once [read more]