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1. 19th Century Empress Elisabeth of Austria washed her hair with brandy, bathed in olive oil, and slept in a face mask lined with raw veal. She was supposedly considered one of the most beautiful women in Europe.

With her huge, dramatic collars, ghostly pallor and flaming curls of red hair, Queen Elizabeth I’s image is etched in royal history. Trained from a young age to see power and strength in public image, she cultivated a persona that was both pure and powerful. Unwed and without children, she portrayed herself as the chase,...

Something I had done years ago on A4 size paper. I think I skipped a few due to lack of space. Kings and Queens of England (after king Henry IV)

Hulu's "The Great" offers an irreverent, ahistorical take on the Russian empress' life. This is the real history behind the period comedy

Mary, Queen of Scots (AKA Mary Stuart) is one of history’s most disastrous queens. From the time she became an infant monarch to her tragic demise, Mary ...

Another collection of women from history! Line One: - Lucilla; sister of the Emperor Domitian, incredibly politically savvy and plotted against him - Cleopatra Selene; the only child of Cleopatra to survive to adulthood - Bà Triệu; A Vietnamese warrior who resisted Chinese rule - Eleanor of Aquitaine; Queen of France and England - Nefertari; favourite wife of Pharaoh Ramses II with an elaborate tomb in the Valley of the Queens - Mary Stuart; Queen of Scotland and rival to Elizabeth…

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Since my last post on Courtesy Titles on February 15, I have received several inquires about how courtesy titles were bestowed upon others. First, permit me to clarify, once again, there is a diffe…