Book 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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...
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