chapter of the book is fascinating, detailing her travels while researching her biography of Mary, Queen

include Diana, the name of Prince Harry’s late mother, Elizabeth, the name of Harry’s grandmother the Queen great-grandmothers of both Harry and Meghan, and Eleanor, the name of a series of 12th and 13th century English queens

About this course: More than 200 years after her execution, Queen Marie Antoinette is still one of the What You’ll Learn: Discover the real Queen Marie Antoinette behind centuries of myths in popular culture Look behind the legend and examine the controversial queen’s impact on politics, culture and society.

sight of Lady Jane Grey to follow extended tagents concerning other characters such as Catherine Parr, Queen

Extraordinary Canadians biography series (to be reviewed in the next few days) and history books about Queens

“Half a century ago, Queen Elizabeth II invested her son Charles as the Prince of Wales in an elaborate

Claire Foy and Matt Smith as the Queen and Prince Philip in the Netflix series, The Crown My article in Quartz  discusses how women in power are portrayed on two hit TV shows: The Crown on Netflix and Victoria Both Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown and Queen Victoria in Victoria appear as young women who are mentored In fact, both queens had been trained for their future roles since childhood and were confident queens The portrayals of Elizabeth II and Victoria on TV today reflect current anxieties about women in power

about Lady Lansdowne, viceregal consort of Canada from 1883 to 1888 and Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen

In an interview with Ciaran McGrath at the Daily Express, I discussed great-grandchildren of the Queen

And how has Queen Elizabeth II welcomed world leaders in the past?

belonged to royal relatives or godparents for their children, there are also examples of Kings and Queens

Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, vice-regal consort of Canada (1916–21) and Mistress of the Robes to Queen