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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 2, 2022February 2, 2022 by Sasha

Poedua: A Captive Princess

If Poedua hadn't been taken captive by James Cook, we would never have heard of her. We definitely would never have known what the princess looked like.

Posted on January 5, 2022January 7, 2022 by Sasha

Elizabeth Patterson: The American Bonaparte

Betsy Patterson married Jerome Bonaparte, and when he dumped her on the orders of his brother, Betsy spent the rest of her life travelling Europe like she didn't care.

Posted on December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 by Sasha

Marie Anne de Mailly: The Manipulative Mistress

Very few women in history have betrayed their sisters to become the king's mistress. Maybe that's why Marie Anne de Mailly, arguably history's worst sister, is so intriguing.

Posted on December 27, 2021December 27, 2021 by Sasha

Marie Antoinette’s Heartbreaking Last Letter

Marie Antoinette of Austria was the Queen of France who had the bad luck of being consort during the French Revolution. Here is her last letter.

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

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 18, 2021December 22, 2021 by Sasha · 4 Comments

Louise Julie de Mailly: The Betrayed Sister

The five de Mailly-Nesle sisters were quite famous since four of them became the mistresses of King Louis XV. Louise Julie should never have trusted her sisters.

Posted on December 12, 2021December 22, 2021 by Sasha · 1 Comment

Marie-Thérèse, Madame Royale: The Only Survivor of Her Family

Marie Antoinette is a much more famous than her family, including her mother, an Empress, her husband, a King, and her daughter, a Duchess, Queen, and neither.

Posted on October 6, 2021December 22, 2021 by Sasha · 1 Comment

Jeanne de la Motte & The Affair of the Diamond Necklace

Guess who stole a diamond necklace and helped start the French Revolution? Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, Comtesse de la Motte.

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