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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 January 16, 2022January 16, 2022 by Sasha

Catherine Gonsalvus: The Inspiration For Beauty and the Beast

Catherine Gonsalvus was married off to a "freak" as a joke, but probably had a happy marriage, despite European royalty treating her family like animals.

Posted on January 4, 2022January 7, 2022 by Sasha

Marie de Bourbon: The Richest Duchess

Marie de Bourbon became Duchess of Montpensier when she was just two years old, and the French royals really, really wanted and needed the girl's money.

Posted on December 25, 2021December 26, 2021 by Sasha

Rani Tarabai: The Warrior Regent

Tarabai was a very important figure in history. Without her, there may never have been any Rajas of Kolhapur, and perhaps no long-lasting Maratha Empire either.

Posted on December 21, 2021December 22, 2021 by Sasha · 1 Comment

Marina Mniszech: The ‘Witch’ Who Met A Brutal End

Marina Mniszech, known as Marinka the Witch, was the wife of an impostor and ended up becoming the cause of his downfall and her own brutal end.

Posted on December 21, 2021December 22, 2021 by Sasha

Louise Élisabeth of Orléans: The Duchess Who Did Whatever She Wanted

Louise Élisabeth of Orléans became Duchess of Berry at the age of fifteen, then proceeded to do whatever she wanted for the rest of her very short life.

Posted on December 17, 2021December 22, 2021 by Sasha · 2 Comments

Nell Gwyn: The Beloved Mistress of Charles II

The hardest task for a royal mistress was getting the public to actually like them. Nell Gwyn made that seem almost too easy. She also has a monument in London.

Posted on December 16, 2021December 22, 2021 by Sasha · 2 Comments

Henrietta of England: The Poisoned Duchess of Orléans

Henrietta of England, known as Minette, fled England at the age of only three, then became a very unhappy duchess, followed by her very mysterious early death.

Posted on December 14, 2021December 22, 2021 by Sasha · 5 Comments

Hortense Mancini: The Duchess Who Ran Away

Hortense Mancini was quite an interesting lady. She had a husband who knocked out female servants’ front teeth, she ran away from him, and became a royal mistress.

Posted on November 11, 2021December 22, 2021 by Sasha

Lettice Knollys, Queen Elizabeth I’s Rival Cousin

Lettice Knollys was the wife of a guy named Robert Dudley, whom you may be familiar with, but she did way more than just marry him. The poor lady could never catch a break.

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- Nell Gwyn, mocking King Charles II

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