FeaturesInterviews

The Queen's Rival: an interview with author Anne O'Brien about her new novel about Cecily Neville

By
6th September 2020
Cecily Neville came close to being Queen of England, saw two sons and a grandson become kings and ultimately witnessed her granddaughter help end the Wars of the Roses and begin a royal dynasty of unrivalled influence. Yet, she has been a sometimes obscure figure and while the tales of Tudor women have been told in a string of high profile novels in recent years, Cecily has often been a bit part…
Read more
DenmarkFeaturesHistory

Granny Knows Best: the grandparents of Margrethe II

By
6th September 2020
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is descended from royalty on both sides of her family tree. Today, let’s look at their lives more in depth.Christian X of Denmark[getty src=”568924853″ width=”449″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”]Queen Margrethe’s paternal grandfather was Christian X of Denmark, who reigned from 1912 to 1947. He also reigned as the…
Read more
Features

Iraq's Boy King - A Life Cut Short

By
2nd September 2020
We are all familiar with the recent history of Iraq, the brutal dictatorship of Saddam Hussein and the war and violence during and after his rule. However less known is the fact that for years Iraq was a Kingdom. This is the story of Iraq’s third and last King – Faisal II.The modern nation of Iraq was founded in 1921 by the British out of the ruins of the defeated Ottoman Empire.
Read more