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Hace 5 días · It houses the precious “Medici’s Treasure”: tables and furniture with semi-precious stone inlays, rock crystals, a collection of ivories and ambers, objects of exotic art and the jewels of the Electress Palatine, the last Medici heir. The Treasury of the Grand Dukes (formerly known as the Silver Museum) is located on the ground ...
Hace 5 días · The histories of queens, such as Margaret of Anjou who infamously stepped in to govern during her husband’s fits of madness, are employed by Earenfight as evidence that queens exercised influence and power during troublesome times.
In Margaret’s case, it was that a foreign queen might be suspected of using her position to benefit her native country; in Elizabeth’s case, that a subject exalted to the throne altered the kingdom’s power balance by raising her family with her and, in them, had a ready-made faction that she might use to political advantage.
When he was born, his mother had offered thanks to St Adrian for answering her prayers, and now he in turn was making a stab at begging for protection. Thirty-eight years before, Margaret of Flanders had prayed for fertility; today her son was praying to avoid sudden death.
Hace 5 días · Schloss Seehof is a 17th-century palace that sits in a green parkland just outside Bamberg city and makes for a very interesting sight with its octagonal towers, dark slated roofs, lovely arched windows and unusual triangular gables. The palace houses a chapel on the ground floor, with a pretty Rococo altar.
Hace 5 días · As the capital of Bavaria, München is renowned for its stunning architecture, cultural festivals, and charming Bavarian traditions. Whether you’re exploring the historic city center, strolling through the beautiful English Garden, or indulging in a stein of beer at one of the iconic beer gardens, München offers something for ...
Hace 5 días · Margaret Ruthven of Balerno was born about 1396 in Stobhill, Perthshire, Scotland, daughter of William V Ruthven of that Ilk. She was married to Walter Drummond, of Stobhall, they had 2 children. She died about 1482 in Stobhill, Perthshire, Scotland.
