These are a combinations of books I've read recently including re-reads and books I've brought recently but haven't yet had a chance to read. Enjoy! CURRENTLY READING You may have noticed from this blog, but I do love a royal mistress so this book is right up my alley. The sections on each individual mistress… Continue reading Books of the Month // January-February 2023
Author: Alexandra Bowles
The Double Crowned Queens
Recently I did an instagram post (see here) about Anne of Brittany who was twice the Queen of France as the wife of Charles VIII and Louis XII; I also did a post mere days before about Emma of Normandy who was twice the Queen of England as the wife of both Aethelred the Unready… Continue reading The Double Crowned Queens
All The Queen’s Men
It's no great surprise that the majority of ancient, medieval or Early Modern queens most vilified by historians are the ones considered to have transgressed the boundaries of what was considered sexually acceptable. Throughout pretty much all of history the easiest way to bring about a woman's downfall was to made charged accusations about apparent… Continue reading All The Queen’s Men
Books of the Month // December 2022
Hope you all had a good Christmas and a Happy New Year!! In my last post (see here) I talked a bit about my health and how my deteriorating health has made updating the blog a bit difficult in the past year. Well the reason I haven't updated since then is that on November 10th… Continue reading Books of the Month // December 2022
Books of the Month / Summer 2022
As I recently wrote on my Instagram account (see here & follow if you haven't already!) I was very sick this summer to the point that I spent several weeks in intensive care. This was one admission in a series of quite serious admissions that are a result of my Cystic Fibrosis; I can't quite… Continue reading Books of the Month / Summer 2022
Sitt al-Mulk // Lady of the Kingdom
I've spoken before about the absurd narrative in Western culture/academia, that the history of Islam is a barren wasteland of male historical figures with no women of note. Decades of recent academia, has debunked this narrative and I myself have written a few times in various posts about a number of Islamic women who were… Continue reading Sitt al-Mulk // Lady of the Kingdom
The King’s Mistress
With the recent news that Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall is going to be Queen Consort when Charles eventually becomes King (if you recall, it was previously stated she would be Princess Consort instead), I've seen lots of discussions of her role as a royal mistress (some of which is just flat out slut-shaming) and… Continue reading The King’s Mistress
Yolande of Aragon // The Woman That Won the Hundred Years War Part 3
The last time we checked in with our favourite powerhouse Yolande of Aragon, it was 1423 and after four years in the South, she had returned to France to deal with the embarrassingly shitty shenanigans in Paris. These shitty shenanigans had resulted in the crowning of the infant King of England as the new King… Continue reading Yolande of Aragon // The Woman That Won the Hundred Years War Part 3
Books of the Month // July-August 2021
I must once again begin a post apologising for my lack of posting! As you might remember from other posts in the last few months I was quite unwell for a while, seriously unwell in fact (not covid related!!!) and even after being discharged from hospital had to go back in for an operation. Ever… Continue reading Books of the Month // July-August 2021
Women’s History Month Part 4
Here's the next & final installement of my Women's History Month series, hope you enjoy!! Urraca of Castile & Leon When people think of the unification of Spain they think of the Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella; rarely will someone mention Urraca and Alfonso aka the first power couple to try the whole unification business… Continue reading Women’s History Month Part 4
The Monstrous Regiment of Women 