Grand Duke Henri’s Abdication, Guillaume’s Accession & the History of Luxembourg
Europe has a new monarch! On the 3rd of October, 2025 Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg abdicated the throne. And his son, Prince Guillaume was sworn in as the nation’s new Grand Duke. Let’s explore the ...
14 Loka 202530min
Who is Buried at the Tower of London? Tudor, Stuart & Georgian Executions
For nearly 1000 years, the tower of London has been the site of the bloody executions of some of England’s most famous historic figures. And many of the tower’s victims were laid to their final rest w...
7 Loka 202528min
Who is Buried at the Tower of London? Princes in the Tower & Victims of Henry VIII
For nearly 1000 years, the tower of London has been the site of the bloody executions of some of England’s most famous historic figures. And many of the tower’s victims were laid to their final rest w...
30 Syys 202525min
Successions of the 10 Modern European Monarchies
Royalty 101: Ten hereditary monarchies survive in Europe today; Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, The United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and Monaco. Each of them pass th...
23 Syys 202530min
The Rothschilds: Europe’s Jewish Banking Dynasty
“As rich as a Rothschild” was a common saying in the gilded age. Their rags to riches story reads like many other great modern financial dynasties; a brilliant founder who forged a fortune and future ...
16 Syys 202534min
Who will be the World's Next Queen Regnant?
In 2013, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands stepped down and handed the throne to her son, Willem Alexander. In 2022 Queen Elizabeth II of the UK died at the age of 96 and her son, Charles III inherited...
9 Syys 202531min
7 Women Who Escaped Marrying Henry VIII
Henry VIII is famous for marrying 6 wives, abandoning 2 of them and beheading another 2. Some might say he ruined their lives! And though they may have briefly been Queens, they also likely cursed the...
2 Syys 202532min
Chinese Concubines who became Empresses
For thousands of years, Emperors of China had harems of dozens or even hundreds of wives. Emperors had the right to select concubines from among the teenage daughters of the nobility or the peasantry....
26 Elo 202531min
