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Elisabeth in Bavaria

“Sisi” novels to be adapted to TV-series

Monday, 21 October 2019, 15:48 Moniek Bloks 2
Allison Pataki’s “Sisi” novels, based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, are set to be adapted into a TV-series by Amy Jenkins, who is also a writer for Netflix’s The Crown. Allison Pataki has written two novels  called “The Accidental Empress” (which I reviewed in 2015) and “Sisi: Empress on Her Own.” The [read more]
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Elisabeth in Bavaria

Marie Sophie in Bavaria – The brave Queen (Part two)

Saturday, 14 September 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Read part one here. The exiled Marie Sophie and Francis were given sanctuary by Pope Pius IX in the Quirinal Palace where they stayed for 18 months while the Farnese Palace was being prepared for them. Though they had some financial investments, finances were pretty strained. Francis’s stepmother and her children also settled in Rome, [read more]
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Helene in Bavaria – Almost an Empress?

Thursday, 5 September 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2
Helene was born on 4 April 1834 as the daughter of Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. She would grow up to be the opposite of her famous sister. While Elisabeth enjoyed hunting and riding, Helene sat quietly with her embroidery. This often worried her mother, who believed her eldest daughter [read more]
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Austria

Empress Elisabeth’s Tattoo

Friday, 19 July 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1
Empress Elisabeth of Austria, perhaps better known as Sisi, has gone down in history as a formidable but complicated woman. One would perhaps be surprised to learn that the Empress had a tattoo of an anchor on her shoulder done in 1888 to represent her undying love for the sea. Elisabeth abhorred the court in [read more]
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Austria

Sisi – The Final Years (Part 5)

Monday, 28 January 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1
Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. Read part four here. In 1883, Katharina Schratt came into the life of the Emperor. He had seen the actress perform before, but now she was being presented to him. The exact conversation has not survived, but she certainly left an impression. Franz [read more]
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Austria

Sisi – The Lonely Empress (Part 4)

Monday, 21 January 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. In my great loneliness I make tiny songs My heart, filled with grief and sadness Weighs down my spirit Once I was so young and rich In love of life and hope I thought nothing could match my strength The whole world was [read more]

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