Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" On the occasion of the 300th birthday of Empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780), many clichés about one of the most powerful women in history need to be ...
History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday on MSN
A history beneath stone: The Habsburg imperial crypt (part 1)
Death is called the great equalizer. And while everyone must die, if you’re a Holy Roman Emperor eternal rest comes with some ...
Portrait of Empress Maria Theresia, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia (1717–1780), three-quarter-length, with the Bohemian crown and the Archducal coronet ...
On Dec. 13, 1740, the Prussian king Frederick II slipped out of a masquerade ball and mounted his horse at the head of 27,000 well-drilled troops. Three days later, he crossed the frontier into ...
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Caroline Weber IN THE SHADOW OF THE EMPRESS The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie ...
In the Shadow of the Empress traces the life of Empress Maria Theresa, the only woman to rule the sprawling Hapsburg lands in her own name, and her daughters—the most famous being her youngest, born ...
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