Today is the 1313th anniversary of the deaths of Empress Wei of the Chinese Tang dynasty and her daughter Princess Anle. I find Chinese history fascinating but have not unfortunately included it on this blog as much as I would have liked. I therefore thought today would be a wonderful day to do a post… Continue reading THE EMPRESSES OF CHINA // Part 1
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Dear Hollywood // Part 4
It's that time again, boys and girls, here's another Dear Hollywood post for you. I do love doing these posts especially as the current amount of content in regards to period dramas, is disappointing to say the least! I was especially disappointed at the recent cancellation of Starz' Becoming Elizabeth; although the show had it's… Continue reading Dear Hollywood // Part 4
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
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 