For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA Author: Helmut Neuhold. Title: Der Rest ist Österreich. 1918/19 – Von der Monarchie zur Republik (Everything else is Austria. 1918/19 – From monarchy to republic). Published: 1 June 2018 by KRAL. Language: […]
Meghan & Harry – The Royal Wedding on TV
Whether you’re in the UK, Europe, Australia or the USA. In several countries you can enjoy the wedding of Prince Harry of Wales and Meghan Markle on 19 May 2018 on TV. Often there are already specials on TV in the days before the wedding. I would be glad if someone could add countries, channels […]
New Royal and Noble Books – April 2018
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA Author: Manfried Rauchensteiner. Title: Baden. Zentrum der Macht 1917-1918. Kaiser Karl I. und das Armeeoberkommando (Baden. Centre of Power 1917-1918. Emperor Karl I and the army command). Published: 6 April 2018 by […]
My New Magazines and Postcards
It is not fun having serious health problems, but some people just know exactly how to cheer me up. Received some lovely magazines, postcards and even a royal postal stamp lately.
New Royal and Noble Books – January 2018
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA Author: Jean-Paul Bled. Title: Sophie de Habsbourg. L’impératrice de l’ombre (Sophie of Habsburg. The Empress in the Shadow). Published: 25 January 2018 by Perrin. Language: French. BAVARIA (GENEALOGY) Author: Elli and Edwin […]
The Love of Empress Elisabeth of Austria for Zandvoort
What do Empress Elisabeth of Austria and the Dutch beach resort Zandvoort aan Zee have in common, you’d say? Why is the Empress, nicknamed Sisi, remembered here on the Dutch coast? The Dutch doctor Johann Georg Mezger (1838-1909), whose parents originally were from Württemberg, Germany, studied medicine and graduated in 1868. He specialized in physiotherapy […]
Elisabeth in Concert – An Unforgettable Experience
In the Spring of 1884 Empress Elisabeth of Austria, better known as Sisi, spent six weeks in the Netherlands for medical treatment. She also planned several visits to interesting places, like the Artis Zoo, the Rijksmuseum, the Dutch palaces. The Empress was on a private visit. King Willem III and Queen Emma were told of […]
Books – A Visit to the Library
When I recently checked the database of my public library for a certain book, I ended up with a search for “adel” (noble). Of course I discovered a real treasure of books about noble subjects and started ordering. Somehow they all managed to reach the library at the same time and now I have the […]
No Christmas without Sissi!
In many European countries there is no Christmas possible without showing the three Sissi-films from the 1950s with Romy Schneider as Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Karl-Heinz Böhm as Emperor Franz Joseph on television and many people watch year after year. The overly romantic films Sissi (1955), Sissi – The Young Empress (1956) and Sissi […]
New Royal Postcards (1)
Any royal postcard collectors among my visitors? I just have a small collection of cards, either with royals (old and new) or palaces/castles on it. My mother gave me these postcards recently, likely dating from the 1950s to the 1970s. The first black-white postcard shows the castles of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. The poststamps […]