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The Other Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria's Goddaughter by Denny S. Bryce #ARCReview #BookReview #NewBooks #WilliamMorrow #NetGalley

"A stunning portrait of an African princess raised in #QueenVictoria’s court and adapting to life in #VictorianEngland". Excellent #historicalfiction book! #TheOtherPrincess #DennySBryce #bookreview #ARCReview #NetGalley #WilliamMorrow #NewBooks

A stunning portrait of an African princess raised in Queen Victoria’s court and adapting to life in Victorian England—based on the real-life story of a recently rediscovered historical figure, Sarah Forbes Bonetta. With a brilliant mind and a fierce will to survive, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a kidnapped African princess, is rescued from enslavement at seven years old and presented to Queen Victoria…

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Wed. Aug. 23, 2023: Mercury Joins the Retrograde Lineup

image courtesy of GooKingSword via pixabay.com Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Waxing Moon Pluto, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Chiron, Mercury Retrograde Sunny and cool Mercury goes retrograde today, so take care with communication, travel, electronics. Try not to sign any contracts. Good time to go shopping in thrift stores, though. There’s a Process Muse post on Draft Numbering here. Griddle’s…

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King George III's 70th birthday

King George III’s 70th birthday

King George III celebrated his 70th birthday on 4 June 1808.

George III on on of Windsor Castle’s terraces; Peter Edward Stroehling; Royal Collection Trust

The king was losing his eyesight and, because of this, wasn’t present at his birthday court at St James’s Palace, but did receive several members of the nobility at Buckingham House (as Buckingham Palace was then known).

The morning was, as…

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'Awarding him is a slap in the face after Dan's death'

‘Awarding him is a slap in the face after Dan’s death’

MAGHABERRY SUICIDE VICTIM’S FAMILY BLAST MOVE TO HONOR JAIL GOVERNOR AMID CRISIS

DEATHS ON HIS WATCH: Maghaberry senior governor David Savage

THE father of a young man who took his own life in HMP Maghaberry has said an award which will be given later this year to David Savage, a senior governor at the prison, is a “slap in the face” to his family.

Paul McConville, outside HMP Maghaberry Prison

H…

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Amusements of Old London: The Parks by Susana Ellis!

Amusements of Old London: The Parks by Susana Ellis!

“Susana Ellis’s historical posts ARR exceptional. Richly detailed! Brava, Lady Susana!” Amusements of Old London, posted March 8, 2017 William B. Boulton, 1901 “… an attempt to survey the amusements of Londoners during a period which began… with the Restoration of King Charles the Second and ended with the accession of Her Majesty Queen Victoria.” From Henry VIII’s Land Grab to a Public Park:…