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
Tag: middle east
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
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
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
Women’s History Month 2021 // Part 3
O - Olympia de Gouges Olympia de Gouges is not a particularly well known figure and unlike most of the women I highlight not royalty either but I was so inspired by her the first time I learnt about her, that I knew I wanted to include her in this A-Z. She was a playwright,… Continue reading Women’s History Month 2021 // Part 3
MELISENDE OF JERUSALEM / Part 2 #TeamMelisende
So when we left off in Part 1, Melisende had, after a tumultuous few years of marital strife (what marriage doesn't go through false rumours of infidelity, political upheaval and a rebellion from a dear cousin), finally managed to find a degree of harmony within her marriage, only to have her husband die in what… Continue reading MELISENDE OF JERUSALEM / Part 2 #TeamMelisende
MELISENDE OF JERUSALEM // Part 1.
Have any of you ever seen the film Kingdom of Heaven? It's a Ridley Scott epic released circa 2005 starring Orlando Bloom, Eva Green and Edward Norton among others, that focuses on Jerusalem and the events leading up to the Third Crusade. Male characters (and real life figures) like Saladin, Baldwin IV King of Jerusalem… Continue reading MELISENDE OF JERUSALEM // Part 1.
HÜRREM SULTAN // She Came, She Saw, She Conquered // Part 3.
Welcome to the third and final part of my profile into the legend that is Hürrem Sultan. I am so unbelievably sorry about the delay! I was in hospital for a while and then I went straight into quarantine during which I've struggled to find the motivation to complete this profile and then it didn't… Continue reading HÜRREM SULTAN // She Came, She Saw, She Conquered // Part 3.
HÜRREM SULTAN // She Came, She Saw, She Conquered // Part 2.
Welcome to the second part of my profile of the amazing Hürrem Sultan. When we left off in Part 1, Hürrem had it pretty great; she was the unrivalled favourite of the Ottoman sultan Süleyman I who had forsaken all others and become pretty much faithful to her and her only, they'd broken centuries of… Continue reading HÜRREM SULTAN // She Came, She Saw, She Conquered // Part 2.
The Monstrous Regiment of Women 