Category Archives: History
The Queen’s Mother: Marie de Guise
Known as the mother of the tragic Mary of Scotland, Marie De Guise was the daughter of a powerful French family. Married once, and widowed soon enough, Marie De Guise would marry a second time, making her the Queen of … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth I, England, Francis I, Henri II, James V, Marie de Guise, Mary of Scots, Scotland
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Her Holiness, Joan
Peter was the rock on which Christ built his church, and from that crown has sprung a string of Popes, both worthy and unworthy of the title. The vicar of Rome is a crown which can only grace the head … Continue reading
Tragedy’s Queen: Jane Grey
Known famously as the Nine Days’ Queen, Lady Jane Grey was the tragic pawn of family ambition. Beautiful and intelligent, Jane would not live past sixteen. Jane was raised as a Protestant and was the daughter of Henry VIII’s niece. … Continue reading
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Tagged Edward Tudor, England, Grey Sisters, Henry VIII, Jane Grey, Mary Tudor, Tudor, Wyatt
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Queen of the Nile
The last ruler of the Macedonian dynasty, Cleopatra’s name has crossed history as the great temptress of the Romans. She captured the love of not one Roman leader but two. Cleopatra used her womanly charms and cleverness to maintain her … Continue reading
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Tagged Caesar, Cleopatra, Dynasty, Egypt, History, Marc Antony, Pharaoh
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LADY FÜHRER: HITLER’S MISTRESS
What happened after Beauty fell in love with Beast? Certainly the fairytale could not be further from the truth for Eva Braun, who loved Adolf Hitler for more than twelve years and in the end met her happily ever after … Continue reading
THE LINE OF MELUSINA: JACQUETTA OF LUXEMBOURG
The myth of Melusina tells the tale of the water goddess Melusina. Melusina was one of three daughters. She was born half fay and half human. When her mother punished her for wrongdoings against her father, Melusina was cursed to … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Woodville, England, Jacquetta Woodville, Margaret of Anjou, Melusina, The Cousin's War, The Rivers
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NO GOOD TO THE HOUSE OF NAPLES: MARIA CAROLINA
The Hapsburgs once said: Bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria nube! The best way to expand an empire was not always to wage war, but more often it was to marry, and marry well. The saying means, “Let others make … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, France, Maria Carolina, Maria Theresa, Marie Antoinette, Naples
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A Rose Without A Thorn: Catherine Howard
The young and spirited sixteen year old Catherine Howard would be the fifth wife of the playboy Henry VIII. Though Catherine Howard has been portrayed as a bit of a ditz on TV, The Tudors, the young girl was not … Continue reading
CATHERINE OF ARAGON: THE INFANTA QUEEN
Spain entered England through one queen, Catherine of Aragon. The daughter of Isabella of Spain, sister of Juana of Castile, she was raised to be queen of England. Docile, religious, sweet tempered, Catherine would defer to her husband in … Continue reading
Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary The Queen known as Bloody Mary, Mary Tudor, was the only child of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Raised with the belief she would one day be queen, abandon by her ruthless father, and lost without her … Continue reading
Venerable Vixens 