The Royal Family might have picked up a few nice heirlooms in a couple of millennia of selective breeding, but one thing they never seemed to have inherited was height.
Queen Eleanor of Castile. Portrait by Joos Van Cleve, c.1530s-40s. Eleanor, the daughter of Philip of Burgundy and Juana of Castile and sister to Emperor Charles V, was the second wife of François I of France. Her marriage to François was part of peace negotiations between the Valois and the Habsburgs, although such peace was short term. Prior to her marriage to François, Eleanor was married to Manuel I of Portugal. Her only surviving child from the marriage was a daughter, Maria.
On July 7, 1780, a despairing Lt. Col. Ebenezer Huntington of Norwich, Conn., had no way of knowing the United States would defeat Britain at Yorktown in a little over…
I just want to take a quick bit of time today to catch up and catch my breath from the busiest weeks of the Holiday season! I hope everyone is enjoying what ever winter holiday you observe or celeb…
Last week, when Valerie Bertinelli was featured on WDYTYA, I whined on Facebook about how jealous I am that not only is there ALWAYS a parking place in front of the library or archives in the serie…
Eadgifu, Queen of England, . Eadgifu of Kent was the third wife of Edward the Elder, King of England, who reigned from 899 to 924.
Matilda of Flanders was born circa 1031 as the daughter of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders and Adela of France. It is likely that she could read and write, but there is very little information on her upbringing. In 1047, William, Duke of Normandy, who was of illegitimate birth, wanted to ally himself with someone [read more]
Christian, Lady Cavendish, Later Countess of Devonshire (1598-1675), and Her Daughter Date: 1619 Artist: Paul van Somer North Carolina Museum of Art
PRINCE PHILIP died just two months shy of his 100th birthday and was married to the Queen for 73 years. However, the Queen and her husband were actually distantly related.
"When I discovered my Kings and Queens, I was pretty excited, finding 54 well-documented ones with a few days. It was Saint Margaret that thrilled me so...."
The Royal Family might have picked up a few nice heirlooms in a couple of millennia of selective breeding, but one thing they never seemed to have inherited was height.
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