Royal Rendezvous

This was a very interesting interview. The Princes...

2011-09-30T08:59:08.005-07:00

This was a very interesting interview. The Princess is beautiful!

BTW, I and a few others have a new blog, 'Lost in the Myths of History'. I don't know if you have seen it, but you are welcome to visit.

lostinthemythsofhistory.blogspot.com

One of the main roads leading into my university, ...

2011-08-19T06:40:11.377-07:00

One of the main roads leading into my university, Louisiana State University, in Baton Rouge is Dalrymple Drive. I'd often wondered how the name had come to be. Thanks, Viola, for the story.

We returned from holiday - then I came down with strep throat - getting back into the groove!

BTW, when we were in Vienna, we visited the Hapsburg crypt - OMG! It was beyond amazing - Maria Teresa's crypt is HUGE - anyway, the power in those well-maintained rooms was undeniable.

Thanks to your posts I related more to the history there.

A very interesting article! It must have been trag...

2011-06-22T14:35:54.874-07:00

A very interesting article! It must have been tragic to grow older if you had become so dependent upon your physical, youthful beauty that is was all you had. Thank you for this interesting article.

Wow, Viola, you opened up a new Tudor world for me...

2011-06-08T05:37:03.494-07:00

Wow, Viola, you opened up a new Tudor world for me...didn't know the governess back story. Thanks!

I'm finally getting a chance to relax and get ...

2011-06-01T08:58:24.862-07:00

I'm finally getting a chance to relax and get caught up. Look forward to your post.

Thank you so much, Kittie and Duchess. I also lov...

2011-05-31T23:56:16.494-07:00

Thank you so much, Kittie and Duchess. I also love your blogs.

I tend to agree that Sarah had an affair with the prince, Kittie.

Excellent post, very enjoyable blog!

2011-05-30T10:24:53.576-07:00

Excellent post, very enjoyable blog!

As always, Viola, very, very interesting. Like yo...

2011-05-15T12:22:06.738-07:00

As always, Viola, very, very interesting. Like you wrote, there's no way of knowing for sure, but I tend to think she had an affair with the prince, for no other reason than it was the era.

Hi Kittie, Thank you for telling me. I will try t...

2011-04-19T18:33:16.067-07:00

Hi Kittie,
Thank you for telling me. I will try to fix this up later.

How sad that she died so young. After having a ra...

2011-04-19T11:43:45.911-07:00

How sad that she died so young. After having a rather arranged marriage...sad, actually.

Sorry, but I couldn't pull the page up. Maybe...

2011-04-19T11:41:35.702-07:00

Sorry, but I couldn't pull the page up. Maybe I'm too late. *sighs* It's been hectic!

Thanks for the link, Viola. Peter and Alexander, ...

2011-04-19T11:40:27.130-07:00

Thanks for the link, Viola. Peter and Alexander, come to find out, were born in Fairfax, Virginia, about 10 miles from me. It's a small world!

A well written and well researched article as alwa...

2011-03-04T20:32:09.651-08:00

A well written and well researched article as always. Great work. It's interesting to me of course that 36 was her momentous and unfortunately, last year.

Grant was not a "bad" President. He was ...

2011-03-04T13:15:30.762-08:00

Grant was not a "bad" President. He was an honest man, but sadly, he also was extremely loyal to men who did not deserve his loyalty. As well, as many did in the changing structure of the "federal government" as it developed before, during and after the War of Secession, Grant was used to using the "quid pro quo," exchanging favors with persons dealing with the government. Indeed, so many such favor seekers met with Grant in the lobby of Willard's Hotel in DC that they became known as "lobbyists," a word still in use today.

H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth Time Lapse http://www.yout...

2011-01-21T22:03:22.772-08:00

H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth Time Lapse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmHWYgPZBVw

What a beautiful photograph. Ballerinas always see...

2011-01-04T20:08:46.394-08:00

What a beautiful photograph. Ballerinas always seem to be beautiful...

I am glad she escaped! France was so unstable in t...

2010-12-07T11:45:44.903-08:00

I am glad she escaped! France was so unstable in the 19th century.

What an incredible rags to riches to rags story! ...

2010-12-05T13:02:52.153-08:00

What an incredible rags to riches to rags story! I'm never quite sure how women like Celeste manage to survive a brothel and go on to become, well, sorta like society ladies, then, knowing what awaits them, fall down the laddar again. It all makes for an intriguing read, however. Thank you!

Come to think of it, haven't most royal brides...

2010-11-26T21:16:57.803-08:00

Come to think of it, haven't most royal brides been expats?

Hi Theresa, Thank you so much for your comment. I...

2010-11-26T03:24:16.265-08:00

Hi Theresa,

Thank you so much for your comment. I know much more about British history but I love to read about European history.

Marie Antoinette is fascinating. There are so many different opinions of her character.

Thank you for the post. Last night I watch a PBS ...

2010-11-22T09:49:38.268-08:00

Thank you for the post. Last night I watch a PBS special about Marie Antoinette and was surprised how little I knew about her and French history. I have vowed to learn more.

http://historywasneverlikethat.blogspot.com/

I love Queen Marie-Amélie! She was a dignified, pi...

2010-10-19T07:50:54.131-07:00

I love Queen Marie-Amélie! She was a dignified, pious and affectionate lady placed in a difficult and embarrassing position.

Here are my own posts on her:

http://crossoflaeken.blogspot.com/search?q=marie-amélie

I didn't realise that Grant was such a bad pre...

2010-10-19T00:13:02.175-07:00

I didn't realise that Grant was such a bad president. I must read more about him. What did he do? I just reviewed a book about Robert E. Lee at my book blog - you might like that.

I found Julia's book on the Internet and plan to read it.

Thank you so much for your praise, Kittie. I love to read your posts too, and hope to catch up this week.

I agree with you. Poor Marie-Antoinette, what a ho...

2010-10-18T12:34:17.388-07:00

I agree with you. Poor Marie-Antoinette, what a horrible and humiliating death.

Lizzie's life seems like a roller-coaster. Th...

2010-10-17T17:52:14.629-07:00

Lizzie's life seems like a roller-coaster. The fact that she left her money to a good cause says much, though.

Lovely post, Viola, thank you!