Five actresses will play Queen Elizabeth II in the (poorly named) TV miniseries The Queen, which starts tonight on Britain’s Channel 4.
A Vote to Keep the Queen
Vincentians reject new constitution
Royals Celebrate Holiday
Rulers, crown princes offer Eid prayers
End of a Royal Marriage
Princess Elena reaches divorce agreement (Sorry, this link has expired)
King Vs. Government
Buganda kingdom rejects new Uganda land law
Palace Heeds Critic
Queen’s new card for 110-year-old
For more royal news, visit the Royalty.nu News page.
I’ve been having some trouble with the blog’s theme, so I’ll be changing it soon. In the meantime, things may look a little jumbled. My apologies.
According to a study, watching animated movies about thin princesses doesn’t make little girls worry about their weight.
Maybe the girls have been playing this game: Fat Princess
Nov 262009
A good review from The Washington Post of “The Poison King,” a biography of first century BC ruler King Mithridates VI of Pontus: The potentate of potions
The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome’s Deadliest Enemy by Adrienne Mayor is available from Amazon. (And I want to read it!)
Nov 252009
“Jane Andrews, the convicted murderer and former aide to the Duchess of York, has been captured in a hotel room with her parents and older brother.”
Other articles:
Spectacular fall of royal helper
Insecure royal aide craved marriage
Sarah Ferguson terror as killer aide Jane Andrews goes on run
How COULD this scheming murderess simply walk out of prison?
The Jane Andrews I knew
And, again, there is a book about the Jane Andrews murder case called A Date With Death by Allan Starkie.
“A former dresser to the Duchess of York has gone on the run from prison where she was serving life for murdering her lover.”
There is a book about the Jane Andrews murder case called A Date With Death by Allan Starkie.
Some of the new books publishers have in store for royal history buffs next month:
The Last Knight Errant: Sir Edward Woodville and the Age of Chivalry by Christopher Wilkins. Biography. Sir Edward, brother of Edward IV’s wife, played an important role in the 15th century, but his reputation suffered at the hands of Richard III.
The Meiji Restoration: Monarchism, Mass Communication and Conservative Revolution by Alistair Swale. How real imperial rule was restored in Japan in 1867 under Emperor Meiji.
The Last Pharaohs by J. G. Manning. Egypt under the Ptolemies, 305-30 BC.
Her Mother’s Daughter by Julianne Lee. Novel about Queen Mary I, a “misunderstood woman who became one of England’s most vilified queens.”
This Time by Joan Szechtman. Time-travel story in which England’s King Richard III attempts to undo the damage done to his reputation through 500 years of history.
See the Royalty.nu Books page on December 1 for the full list of new royalty books.
If I could only read one of the books listed above, it would have to be “This Time.” A time-traveling medieval king? I can’t resist that. Which book would you choose?
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