Book Review: Queen Charlotte: Family, Duty, Scandal by Natalee Garrett
*contains affiliate links* *review copy* Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of the United Kingdom, has made something of a comeback recently with representations in Bridgerton and her own...
View ArticleBook Review: The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse by Frances Welch
*contains affiliate links* The Princesses of Hesse were the five daughters of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, a daughter of Queen Victoria, and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine:...
View ArticleBook Review: Infanta: The Short, Remarkable Life of Catalina Micaela by...
*contains affiliate links* Catalina Micaela of Spain was born in 1567 as the younger surviving daughter of King Philip II of Spain and Elisabeth of Valois. In 1585, she married Charles Emmanuel I, Duke...
View ArticleBook Review: Sibylla: Mother of a King by Roger Lundgren
*contains affiliate links* Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha should have been Queen of Sweden, but fate intervened. She was born in 1908 as the eldest daughter of Charles Edward, the last Duke...
View ArticleBook Review: Charlene, In Search of a Princess by Arlene Prinsloo
*contains affiliate links* Charlene Lynette Wittstock was born on 25 January 1978 as the daughter of Michael and Lynette Wittstock. On 1 July 2011, she became Her Serene Highness the Princess of Monaco...
View ArticleBook Review: Queen Victoria in Cornwall by Susan Symons
*contains affiliate links* Susan Symons is the author of several books involving Queen Victoria and books about German castles, appropriately named “Schloss.” The book “Queen Victoria in Cornwall”...
View ArticleBook Review: The Forgotten Years of Anne Boleyn: The Habsburg & Valois Courts...
*contains affiliate links* Anne Boleyn stood out at the English court because she had spent several years in Belgium and France at the most glittering courts in Europe. Anne would learn from the...
View ArticleBook Review: The Queens and Royal Women of Sweden, c. 970–1330: Their Lives,...
*contains affiliate links* Researching royal women comes with many challenges. These challenges include the lack of documentation for many women, which becomes worse the older the time period. Queens...
View ArticleBook Review: Princesses on the wards by Coryne Hall
*contains affiliate links* Many princesses were active in nursing, but not everyone knows their stories. Princesses on the Wards by Coryne Hall covers the princesses who wanted to make themselves...
View ArticleBook Review: Name Unknown: The Life of a Rusian Queen by Christian Raffensperger
*contains affiliate links* There have been many women in history who have remained nameless. The Kingdom of Rus has its first share of Queens without a name. Kyivan Rus’ found its centre in Kyiv and...
View ArticleBook Review: Early English Queens, 650–850: Speculum Reginae by Stefany Wragg
*contains affiliate links* English Queens from the years 650-850 have been largely confined to the sidelines of history. There were not only various kingdoms in what we now know as England, but written...
View ArticleBook Review: The Rebel Romanov by Helen Rappaport
*contains affiliate links* The Rebel Romanov by Helen Rappaport chronicles the life of Juliane or Julie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was born on 23 September 1781 in Bern to Franz Frederick Anton, Duke...
View ArticleBook Review: Rasputin’s Killer and his Romanov Princess by Coryne Hall
*contains affiliate links* Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia was born on 15 July 1895 as the daughter of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia,...
View ArticleBook Review: Thorns in the Crown: The Story of the Coronation and what it...
*review copy* *contains affiliate links* The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 marked the start of a new Elizabethan era, but the country was still grappling with the aftereffects of the Second...
View ArticleBook Review: Princess Ruth Ke’elikōlani by Kristin Zambucka
*contains affiliate links* Princess Ruth Ke’elikōlani was born in 1826 as the daughter of Kalani Pauahi and Mataio Kekūanaōʻa, although his paternity has been questioned. She was hānai adopted by Queen...
View ArticleBook Review: Elizabeth II: A Queen for Our Time by Chris Jackson
*contains affiliate links* Queen Elizabeth II was an icon during her lifetime, and she became the longest-reigning British monarch in 2022. Elizabeth II: A Queen for Our Time by Chris Jackson was...
View ArticleBook Review: The Wives of George IV: The Secret Bride and the Scorned...
*review copy* *contains affiliate links* The future King George IV was famously married twice, once illegally to Maria Fitzherbt and once legally to Caroline of Brunswick. Maria Fitzherbert, already...
View ArticleBook Review: The Making of Juana of Austria: Gender, Art, and Patronage in...
*review copy* *contains affiliate links* Juana, or Joanna of Austria, was the daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Isabella of Portugal. Born in 1535 as their youngest surviving child, she...
View ArticleBook Review: Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power by...
*review copy* *contains affiliate links* Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power by Leah Redmond Chang follows the stories of Catherine de’ Medici, her daughter Elisabeth, Queen of...
View ArticleBook Review: Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens
*contains affiliate links* The lives of the six Queens of King Henry VIII of England have continued to fascinate us over 500 years later. The National Portrait Gallery is running an exhibition called...
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