Tag Archives: women in history

LOLA. L-O-L-A LOLA.

Posted on July 21, 2012 by [email protected]

The Life and Times of the Inimitable Lola Montez She was one of the most notorious women of the Victorian era. She was undressed by kings and saw some things that a woman ain’t supposed to see. She even inspired … Continue reading →

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9½ THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE TAJ MAHAL

Posted on July 14, 2012 by [email protected]

There is not a camera-wielding tourist in the world who does not recognize the Taj Mahal’s onion dome and her four towering minarets. It is probably the iconic emblem of India; it brings 4 million visitors a year to the … Continue reading →

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TANGS FOR THE MEMORIES

Posted on June 20, 2012 by [email protected]

She was one of the most extraordinary young women in Chinese and world history, but you probably never heard of her. Her story could have come straight from a Walt Disney cartoon: ‘The Little Mermaid in ancient China” perhaps. There’s … Continue reading →

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NOT TONIGHT JOSÉPHINE

Posted on March 9, 2012 by [email protected]

“I awake full of you. Your image and the memory of last night’s intoxicating pleasures has left no rest to my senses.” Napoléon Bonaparte will be remembered as one of history’s greatest generals; yet the one victory that seemed always … Continue reading →

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THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

Posted on February 10, 2012 by [email protected]

It is 154 years to the day that a peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous, while out gathering firewood, saw an apparition of the Madonna in a cave called the grotte de Massabielle. Since then the nearby town of Lourdes has … Continue reading →

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MEMORIES OF ANASTASIA

Posted on February 1, 2012 by [email protected]

When I wrote Anastasia ten years ago there was still a lingering doubt about whether she had survived the botched execution in which the rest of her family were murdered. What was more certain was that the man who organised … Continue reading →

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JOAN OF ARC ‘S HAIRCUT - a quick quiz

Posted on January 9, 2012 by [email protected]

On Sunday, Joan of Arc celebrated her 600th birthday. There were huge celebrations in France. She may have died six centuries ago, but she lives on in the spirit of an entire nation. Her name has been immortalized all over … Continue reading →

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PANDAGATE

Posted on December 31, 2011 by [email protected]

This is one of the BBC’s Twelve Female Faces of the Year. Yes, it’s a panda. Cute. Furry. And I am sure, at heart, a very nice panda. But. It’s a panda. Among the other eleven chosen, one was the … Continue reading →

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Was this history’s worst woman?

Posted on December 5, 2011 by [email protected]

When  people think of bad, bad women they perhaps think of Isabella the First - the woman who commissioned Torquemada - or Bloody Queen Mary, the scourge of Protestant England. Few people have heard of Hürrem Haseki Sultan, or Roxelana, … Continue reading →

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