Marie Antoinette remains one of the most popular historical figures. She simultaneously draws criticism and sympathy to this day, and will often illicit debates. (Flashback to one of my undergraduate history seminars…) And with the new Marie Antoinette series finally premiering here in North America […]

With the Coronation happening yesterday and the Coronation Concert happening tonight, it is a fairly royal weekend. However, the Coronation and associated festivities are not the only royal news items this week- we’ve got a Georgian moment. (And during Georgian History Month, no less!) Queen […]

We are less than a week away from King Charles III’s coronation on 6 May 2023, and we also happen to be kicking off Georgian history month on the blog. In honour of both, today we are going to look at all five of the […]