In recent years there has been an outpouring of books about Queen Elizabeth’s friendships including Elizabeth ’s Women by Tracy Borman, Elizabeth’s Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen’s Court by Anna Whitelock personal lives of ladies in waiting and those who married or left court without permission risked the queen Katherine managed to remain in the queen’s good graces and her service to the queen merits more attention

in France and the acknowledgement of King Francois I was crucial to her legitimacy as Henry VIII’s queen Of all of Henry VIII’s wives, his first queen, Katharine of Aragon, made the greatest impact beyond England As the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile, her two successive Julia Fox compared her life to that of her sister Queen Juana “la Loca” of Castile in Sister Queens , Katharine’s marriage in The Divorce of Henry VIII and Giles Tremlett wrote of Katharine as The Spanish Queen

discussed throughout the early chapters of the book, the monarchy is last mentioned in the context of Queen

The case of Charles I was different from all of these previous kings and queens.

I also discuss the history of royal nicknames from what Queen Victoria called the multiple granddaughters who shared her name to Canada’s Princess Pat, as another one of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters, Princess

We will look at Catherine the Great, who helped found the Hermitage Museum, and Queen Elizabeth II, who

In honour of Victoria Day, CBC World at Six will be presenting a special about what the monarchy means

Victoria Day celebrations outside Government House in Toronto in 1854 This Monday, Canadians celebrate Victoria Day, which is both Queen Elizabeth II’s official birthday in Canada and a holiday in honour of Queen Victoria as a “Mother of Confederation.” My article in the Canadian Encyclopedia discusses the history and significance of Victoria Day, which Click here to read my article on Victoria Day in the Canadian Encyclopedia

From 1878 to 1883, Queen Victoria’s daughter Princess Louise and her husband, Lord Lorne resided in Canada

The Duchess of York, Princess Beatrice (right) and Princess Eugenie at the premiere of The Young Victoria

The most recent “spare” to become the reigning monarch was Queen Elizabeth II’s father, King George VI Click here to read “Could she be queen? See where the new royal baby fits in line to the throne”

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Toronto City Hall My latest article in the Canadian Encyclopedia discusses the 1939 Royal Tour of Canada by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.  The 1939 royal tour by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth was the first time a reigning Canadian monarch