The Queen Victoria World Cruise officially ended in Southampton, but for 225 others who sailed on to New York on the Queen Mary 2, it actually ended a week later on April 26, 2009. For our final QM2 … more →
Queen Victoria World Cruise / 2009bigrab wrote 2 days ago: Back refreshed after a couple of weeks in glorious Perthshire. We packed a lot into the holiday and … more →
mariemargaret wrote 2 days ago: When Willam IV died in June 1837, the English crown passed to his niece Victoria, who w … more →
isoke85 wrote 5 days ago: In my past life as an undergraduate at Amherst College, I had an epiphany during my junior year. I … more →
Naomi wrote 1 week ago: While looking for a street poet we met in Ireland on our honeymoon five years ago, my husband and I … more →
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 2 weeks ago: A royal couple who combined an affair of the heart with affairs of state We Two: Victoria and Alber … more →
Marvin Caldwell-Barr wrote 2 weeks ago: Popular history has not been kind to Queen Victoria. The only royal utterance attributed to her is … more →
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 2 weeks ago: Gillian Gill’s new We Two has disarmingly blunt comments on womanhood by Queen Victoria, a mother of … more →
Graham wrote 3 weeks ago: This is the very first entry in the book. We cannot know what prompted James to start his chronicle … more →
Administrator wrote 3 weeks ago: England’s King Henry VIII was born on June 28th, 1491. Queen Victoria’s coronation took … more →
theliteraryhorse wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s French Toast Friday! I know, I know…it’s Saturday…but this blog is like … more →
2009 © Kishor K. Sharma wrote 3 weeks ago: Phaeton carts awaiting the rider. Visitors can roam around and enjoy the ride, and is available i … more →
Liz Hager wrote 3 weeks ago: Today Venetian Red begins a short series on the history of lace, as depicted through seven paintings … more →
Marilyn wrote 4 weeks ago: On this episode I discussed Royal Romances and the sorted details I’ve been able to source of … more →
Brian Simmons wrote 1 month ago: As part of my self-imposed summer reading program, I’ve been leafing through the revised and ex … more →
purlharbor wrote 1 month ago: I’m sure that all six of my loyal readers have given up on me by now. I feel really, really g … more →
Phil wrote 1 month ago: Christopher Strunk discusses the mineral grab in Africa in relation to the Vatican’s plan to c … more →
Diana Mandache wrote 1 month ago: QUEEN MARIE OF ROMANIA, COLONEL BOYLE AND THE CANADIANS: A Meeting of Identities By Diana Mandach … more →
Elizabeth wrote 1 month ago: In deep and excessive mourning for her dead husband, Queen Victoria (Judy Dench) sends for his old s … more →
Max wrote 1 month ago: I’m sitting here deep in thought at the moment and I’m reminded of something Chris Rock … more →