Marilire

Books and history... Feel fre to ask me questions about ancient royals and genealogy.

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Princes in the Tower - hadn’t seen this image before. See Newsweek for my new article http://www.newsweek.com/did-richard-iii-kill-princes-tower-258395

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New image of the Princes in the Tower.

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Summer reading

What I plan to read during summer:

The Fault in Our Stars

The Painted Girls

A Storm of Swords

The White Princess

The Summer Queen (re-read)

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July 17, 1918

On this date 96 years ago, the former Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, their beautiful daughters Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia, and son Alexei, were murdered in the basement of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg. 

Killed alongside the Imperial Family were their faithful servants: Doctor Eugene Botkin, Anna Demidova, Alexei Trupp, and Ivan Kharitonov. 

On this day, the flame of 304 years of the Romanov Dynasty was extinguished forever.

Please have a moment of silence for them.

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Anne-Louise-Alix, princess of Montmorency, and her daughter.

Artist: Claude-Marie Dubufe

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Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.

Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca

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A man should never refuse to taste a peach, Renly said as he tossed the stone away. He may never get the chance again. Life is short, Stannis. Remember what the Starks say. Winter is coming.

A Clash of Kings by George R R Martin

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King Henri II of Valois with Diane de Poitiers by Azaleas Doll-Divine: http://tffan234.deviantart.com/art/The-Tudors-279366351

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RIP Karlheinz Böhm (16th March 1928 – 29th May 2014)

RIP Romy Schneider (23rd September 1938 – 29th May 1982)

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Reading A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin.

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And a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.

A Game of Thrones (George R R Martin)

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Anne de Rohan, princess of Soubise

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The Hesse sisters: Victoria, Elisabeth, Irene and Alix (Alexandra) Daughters of Alice of England and Grand Duke Louis of Hesse

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"I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman: but I have the heart of a king, and of a king of England, too." Elizabeth I Tudor with Mary I portrait

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Diane de France

Diane de France (1538-1619) was the illegitimate daughter of Henri II of France and his Piedmontese mistress, Filippa Duci. She was born on July 25th 1538 in Paris, France. She was raised by Diane de Poitiers, the royal favorite, who cared for her like a mother. She had a very good education, she spoke many languages and danced very well. In 1547, her father Henri II signed a treaty with the pope in which he betrothed Diane to the prince Orazio Farnese. In 1548, Henri II legitimized Diane and gave her many titles. Diane was probably his favorite child and the one that looked the most like him. In 1553 she married Orazio Farnese but he died five months later. Henri II married her to François of Montmorency in 1557. They had one daughter, Anne, and a son, François, but hey both died in their youth. During Henri IV's reign, she was named main governess of the Dauphin Louis. She was very beloved by Henri IV and his queen Marie de Médicis. Princess Diane died in 1619. She is inhumed in the Minimes cemetery in Paris. 

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"Sometimes, even a queen must act against her heart if she is to survive." C. W. Gortner (The Last Queen)

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The Last Queen

C. W. Gortner

Published in 2008 (Ballantine Books)

Historical fiction, Cultural, Romance, European History

My review (5 stars)

Once again, C. W. Gortner brings a famous historical character to life, Juana the Mad, queen of Castile. I started The Last Queen after The...

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"Thomas More and Erasmus Visit the Children of Henry VII at Greenwich" by Frank Cadogan Cowper.