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Good Queen Anne by Judith Lissauer Cromwell

Good Queen Anne by Judith Lissauer Cromwell

Until very recently, Queen Anne was a largely forgotten monarch. Although she has recently come back into “popularity” with the film The Favourite, Anne is still quite unknown. Anne was a Stuart, the dynasty always ignored for their older cousins, the Tudors. She was also a […]

Dr. Kate Strasdin’s Inside the Royal Wardrobe: A Dress History of Queen Alexandra

Dr. Kate Strasdin’s Inside the Royal Wardrobe: A Dress History of Queen Alexandra

Hi all! I know that I’ve been talking about this book since October 2018, and I’ve finally finished it and had time to process. Kate Strasdin is one of the leading figures in royal fashion history, and she makes it very clear that it is […]