Queen Elizabeth II stood as a pillar against the endless stream of royal scandal. Although she presented herself as a stalwart role model, she couldn’t reliably steer her own children onto a noble path. As much as we wish we could forget the screaming banner headlines in 1993 about Tampongate, it’s hard to purge the … Continue reading From Tampongate to Taxpayer Beggars: How 18th-Century Royals Invented Modern Messes
Historical Art
Downcast Eyes, Defiant Heart: A Daughter’s Plea in a Revolutionary Storm
A daughter's desperate plea saves her father from the guillotine in Ouless's haunting depiction of 1792's horrors—explore the Revolution's tragic irony.
Love and Devotion: The Queen and Mr. Brown
Balmoral Castle, a residence of the British Royal family in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, belonged to the Farquharson family in 1848, when Prince Albert (1819-1861) first leased it for the use of himself and his wife, Queen Victoria (1819-1901). They enjoyed themselves so much at this beautiful Highlands estate, that they purchased it in 1853. Balmoral Castle … Continue reading Love and Devotion: The Queen and Mr. Brown
Seeing and Telling
Even before the last brush strokes had been applied to the canvas, President Theodore Roosevelt was dissatisfied with his official White House portrait. Just the previous year, French artist Théobald Chartran (1849-1907) had painted a dignified yet casually posed portrait of First Lady Edith Roosevelt. Edith Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States; 1902 by … Continue reading Seeing and Telling
The Brothers in the Tower
In August of 1792, Louis XVI of France was arrested. A month later, the monarchy was abolished. Stripped of his Royal inheritance, the deposed king was now known as Citizen Louis Capet. He was tried and convicted of treason and executed in January in 1793. Louis XVI bids farewell to his family the day before … Continue reading The Brothers in the Tower
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