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Author: Sasha

Posted on March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 by Sasha

Elena Glinskaya: Powerful and Poisoned Regent

Elena Glinskaya ruled what would become Russia as regent for her son, wisely and ably in fact, until her life and reign were brought to brutal ends.

Posted on March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 by Sasha

Amalasuntha: Wise Queen of the Ostrogoths

Amalasuntha ruled Rome after the Roman Empire's fall. She is known for being a wise leader of the Ostrogoths, first as regent, then as the ruling monarch.

Posted on March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 by Sasha

Alice Perrers: The Manipulative Mistress

Alice Perrers was quite the ambitious mistress, though we have to have some sympathy for her—she has been hated in her time and ever since.

Posted on March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 by Sasha

Almost-Queens: Anne Hyde: Mother of Two Queens-Regnant

Anne Hyde nearly became Queen of England but died before her chance to. She was a commoner who, through good luck, became the mother of Queens Mary II and Anne.

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Sasha

Sarah Lyttleton: Governess to Queen Victoria’s Children

Sarah Lyttleton was a beloved mother figure to Queen Victoria's nine children, all of whom kept fond memories of her as they lived their grand futures.

Posted on February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 by Sasha

Elizabeth Boleyn: Mother of a Queen

When Anne Boleyn was executed, her husband famously moved on eleven days later. But her mother’s devastation often goes unnoticed.

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Sasha

Blanche of Castile: France’s Indomitable Regent

Blanche of Castile served as regent of France on two occasions and held great power in the country even when she wasn’t ruling.

Posted on February 14, 2022February 19, 2022 by Sasha

Elizabeth Tailboys: Henry VIII’s Forgotten and Fearless Daughter

Elizabeth Tailboys was a daughter of Henry VIII, but since she was illegitimate, her story isn't told much, though it seems quite fascinating.

Posted on February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 by Sasha · 1 Comment

Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein: The Last German Empress

Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein was a minor princess distantly related to Queen Victoria, and married a distant relative, the last Kaiser of Germany.

Posted on February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 by Sasha

Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: The First German Empress

Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Einsach was just another German princess who became Queen of Prussia. But after the unification of Germany, she became an Empress.

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