History
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Mozart’s first royal performanceMozart’s musical debut, anticipating his journey to the imperial court at Vienna by seven months, took place, somewhat predictably, before royalty....
10th February 2018 -
A look at Scandinavia’s royal OlympiansWith the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony tomorrow, let’s take a look at the Scandinavian royals and their connection to the...
8th February 2018 -
Queen Victoria’s Mother – the Duchess of KentOn 16 March 1861, the Duchess of Kent, born Princess Marie Louise Victoire of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and by her first marriage, Princess...
7th February 2018 -
4500-year-old tomb found of royal palace official in EgyptThe spectacular pyramids which cover the tombs of the pharaohs are well-known, but the long-running excavation of the Western Cemetery at...
5th February 2018 -
Looking back at the birth of Princess AliceOn 25 April 1843, Queen Victoria gave birth to a third child, her second daughter. Like all of Queen Victoria’s children,...
2nd February 2018 -
A King’s grave and his dogs: Frederick ‘the Great’ at SanssouciUniquely among the early modern kings, Frederick II – King ‘in’ Prussia until ‘of’ Prussia was finally adopted in 1772, who...
1st February 2018 -
Looking for a lost Queen in Berlin: Queen Elisabeth Christine of PrussiaToday, Queen Elisabeth Christine of Prussia (1715-1797) enjoys a kind of historical exile, banished to footnotes and paragraphs amidst the mountainous...
31st January 2018 -
Taking a look at other royal pets and animalsAnimals given to royalty could, of course, become pets – but they could often be presented in the form of political...
23rd January 2018 -
The Curious Case of Ivan VIBorn on 23 August 1740 to the Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Luneburg and his wife Anna Leopoldovna, Ivan was the only...
22nd January 2018 -
Cats and royaltyAlongside the well-established royal love of dogs, cats are far less recorded as preferred pets, unlike their canine counterparts. They have,...
22nd January 2018