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England’s Queens from Catherine of Aragon to Elizabeth II by Elizabeth Norton...
As you may remember I reviewed part one of this book, England’s Queens from Boudica to Elizabeth of York, earlier this year. This second part came out just last month in the UK and is due to be...
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The Forgotten Tudor Women by Sylvia Barbara Soberton Book Review
Margaret Douglas, Mary Howard and Mary Shelton lived through the turbulent reigns of the Tudor monarchs and one of them was even considered as a possible successor to the throne. However, they were...
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Joanna, The Notorious Queen of Naples, Jerusalem & Sicily by Nancy Goldstone...
I’ve had this book for a while now and I even own a second book by this author, Four Queens, the Provencal Sister who ruled Europe. This book was originally released in 2010, so I guess I’m a bit late...
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I Was To Be Empress by Stéphanie of Belgium Book Review
I’ve wanted to read this book for quite some time now and I finally ordered it a while ago. This book was written by Princess Stéphanie of Belgium about the time she was married to Crown Prince Rudolf...
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Queen Margaret of Scotland by Eileen Dunlop Book Review
Margaret of Wessex was born circa 1045 in exile in Hungary to Edward the Exile and Agatha (of unknown origin). She was thus a granddaughter of the King of England, Edmund Ironside. After the Danish...
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25 Royal Babies that Changed the World by Amy Licence Book Review
I received this book from Amberley Publishing on the occasion of Princess Charlotte’s birth and it seems quite fitting! Though of course we don’t know if Princess Charlotte will change the world, she...
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Charlotte and Feodora: A troubled mother-daughter relationship in imperial...
Princess Charlotte of Prussia was born as the daughter of Victoria, Princess Royal and Frederick III, German Emperor on 24 July 1860 in Potsdam. She married her second cousin, the future Duke of...
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Imperial Requiem: Four Royal Women by Justin C. Vovk Book Review
I’ve been meaning to read Imperial Requiem: Four Royal Women, The Fall of the Age of Empires by Justin C. Vovk for a while now. It’s not exactly a new book, having been first released in 2012. This...
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The Rival Queens by Nancy Goldstone Book Review
The Rival Queens, by Nancy Goldstone The Rivals Queens features two Queens, who coincidentally were also mother and daughter. The infamous Catherine de’ Medici and her perhaps equally infamous daughter...
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I was to be Empress by Stéphanie of Belgium
Stéphanie of Belgium and her husband Today marks the 70th anniversary of Stéphanie of Belgium’s death. Stéphanie was the wife of Crown Prince Rudolf and as such was meant to be Empress of Austria....
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Mary Tudor England’s First Queen Regnant by Gregory Slysz Book Review
Mary Tudor, England’s first Queen Regnant. Truth is the Daughter of Time by Gregory Slysz Much has already been said on Mary I, the first Queen regnant of England, starting with her unfortunate...
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Elizabeth I and her Circle by Susan Doran Book Review
Elizabeth I and her Circle Much has already been written about Elizabeth I and I think a book on those around her was long overdue. Susan Doran has taken up writing about those in her circle even...
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Anne Boleyn’s Letter from the Tower: A New Assessment by Sandra Vasoli Book...
Anne Boleyn’s Letter from the Tower: A New Assessment by Sandra Vasoli I do believe this is the fastest I’ve ever written a book review. This book came out on 14 September and I’m currently writing...
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Books coming in November
Henrietta Maria by Dominic Pearce Release: 15 November (UK) & 19 January 2016 (US) At the heart of the English Civil War stands the wife of Charles I, Henrietta Maria. She came to England in 1625...
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The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia Volume 1 1603-1631
I recently received this book, The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia from the Oxford University Press. It’s edited by Nadine Akkerman, who is also contracted to write a biography of...
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‘Not one word of truth’– the biography that left Queen Victoria distinctly...
This article titled “‘Not one word of truth’ – the biography that left Queen Victoria distinctly unamused” was written by Alison Flood, for The Guardian on Thursday 22nd October 2015 15.35 UTC “Not...
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Daughter of Venice: Caterina Corner, Queen of Cyprus and Woman of the...
I do love reading about the more unknown Queens of history and I must admit Caterina Corner (or Cornaro) was quite a mystery to me. This is perhaps also due to the fact that she not born a royal but...
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Bookreview and Giveaway: Het Koninklijk Huis der Nederlanden by Arnout van...
This is the first time I’ve reviewed a book that is only available in Dutch and I’m sorry not all of you are able to read it. This book is actually not new, but rather modernized and updated for the...
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December Book News
Henry VI, Margaret of Anjou and the Wars of the Roses: From Contemporary Chronicles, Letters and Records Paperback – February 19, 2016 (US) & December 31, 2015 (UK) Henry VI (1422-61), a man...
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Henrietta Maria by Dominic Pearce Book Review
What better day to review a book on Henrietta Maria of France than on her 406th birthday? Henrietta Maria of France was the daughter of Marie de’Medici and Henry IV of France. She was the youngest of...
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