The Queen Mum, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the first non-royal to marry an English monarch in 400 years. She took on the unexpected mantle of Queen when her brother in law abdicated amid scandal and was a national symb...
11 Heinä 202325min
US States & Cities Named After Historic Royals
The East coast of the United States is littered with places named in honor of European royals. But the monarchical monikers don’t stop there, 2 major midwestern cities bare the names of French Kings, ...
4 Heinä 202332min
A History of Drag
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27 Kesä 202339min
2 Slavic Queens: Olga of Kyiv (Ukraine) & Jadwiga of Poland
Olga was the wive of Igor, the Grand Prince of the Kievan Rus’, a federation of people whose capital was the city of Kyiv, now the capital of modern day Ukraine. When her husband was brutally murdered...
20 Kesä 202342min
LGBTQ Queens, Princesses & Duchesses
Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈 Through most of history homosexuality and gender non-conformity were met with misunderstanding and intolerance. And while men in power had some modicum of freedom to pursue their o...
13 Kesä 202331min
Royalty 101: Harems & Palace Women
The royal and imperial courts of Asia had complex systems of female hierarchy. The ruler’s wives and female relatives were at the top, and a great many other ladies were there to serve them. Similar t...
6 Kesä 202328min
Royalty 101: What is a Lady in Waiting?
When discussing the history of royalty, ladies in waiting pop up frequently. King Henry VIII left his first wife Catherine of Aragon for her lady-in-waiting, Anne Boleyn, and then beheaded her for her...
30 Touko 202330min
Royalty 101: British Titles of Royalty & Nobility
Who gets to be a Prince or Princess? What does it mean to be a Duke or Duchess? Which noble titles are ranked higher? Why are Kate and Meghan duchesses when they’re married to Princes? Why are the Que...
23 Touko 202332min
