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THE GRANDDAUGHTER QUEEN VICTORIA COULDN’T TAME

Posted on June 9, 2019June 12, 2020 by HistoricalHoney

It’s difficult, looking at this photograph of Princess Ducky, to believe it was taken when she was a teenager. But of course teenagers hadn’t been invented in the 1890s and the prescribed destiny of a granddaughter of Queen Victoria was enough to make anyone look glum. They were expected to marry, preferably a suitable cousin…

The Magnificent Maya Queens

The Magnificent Maya Queens

Posted on April 14, 2017June 13, 2020 by HistoricalHoney

When most people think about history, they tend to immediately think of the great ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean and Near East or even of later happenings in Europe like the Renaissance. That’s great! Those are all fun and exciting (and some of my favorite people/places) but let’s not forget about some of the great…

Isidor and Ida Straus

The True Story behind the Titanic’s Cuddling Couple

Posted on August 31, 2014June 15, 2020 by HistoricalHoney

There’s a moment in the film Titanic in which we are treated, if that’s the right word (which it isn’t), to an aerial shot of an old couple spooning, if that’s the right word (which it isn’t). The couple are on a double bed. Seawater is rushing underneath them. The aerial shot is part of…

Margaret Beaufort: The Red Queen

Margaret Beaufort: The Red Queen

Posted on December 23, 2013June 14, 2020 by HistoricalHoney

In The White Queen TV series, Margaret Beaufort is an overly religious zealot who hates her mother, loves Jasper Tudor, and was obsessed with her son. The real Margaret Beaufort was close to her mother, happiest with Stafford, and there’s no evidence she loved Jasper Tudor. Nonetheless, Margaret was a remarkable woman – indomitable, shrewd, and strategic….

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