Queen Juliana

Author : William Hoffman
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035771679

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Queen Juliana by William Hoffman Pdf

"Juliana (Dutch pronunciation: [jylija?na], Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina, Duchess of Mecklenburg; 30 April 1909? 20 March 2004) was the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1948 and 1980. She was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry. She was married to German aristocrat Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, with whom she had four children: Princess Beatrix (born 1938), Princess Irene (born 1939), Princess Margriet (born 1943), Princess Christina (born 1947). During the Second World War she lived in exile with her children in Ottawa, Canada. She became Queen of the Netherlands with her mother's abdication in 1948 and was succeeded by Queen Beatrix after her own abdication in 1980. During her reign both Indonesia (Dutch East Indies) (proclaimed in 1945, recognized in 1949) and Suriname in 1975 became independent from the Netherlands. Her birthday was celebrated annually as Koninginnedag (Queen's Day), until the accession of her grandson King Willem-Alexander to the throne, when it was replaced with Koningsdag (King's Day). Upon her death at the age of 94, she was the longest-lived former ruling monarch in the world. She is commemorated in space, in the name of the asteroid 816 Juliana."--Wikipedia.

Author : Netherlands. Regeeringsvoorlichtingsdienst
Publisher : New York : Netherlands Information Bureau
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Coronations
ISBN : UOM:39015069863556

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Two Queens, Wilhelmina, Juliana, 1898-1948 by Netherlands. Regeeringsvoorlichtingsdienst Pdf

Author : Brenda Ralph Lewis
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781908696342

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Dark History of the Kings & Queens of Europe by Brenda Ralph Lewis Pdf

Kings & Queens of Europe peels away the glory and the glitz to take a wry look at what has really gone on in the corridors, bedrooms and dungeons of European power from the fourteenth century up to the present day.

Author : Peter John Boyce
Publisher : Federation Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 1862877009

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The Queen's Other Realms by Peter John Boyce Pdf

Canada, Australia and New Zealand inherited and adapted a monarchical framework of government, even in the absence of a resident monarch. Although steady transfer of the royal prerogative to a popularly elected executive has enabled these three former dominions to be sometimes described as "crowned republics" or "disguised republics", there was no popular drive to abandon monarchy until the 1990s, and even then the republican cause was based largely on issues of symbolism and national identity than on perceived core weaknesses in the political system. This book traces the long and sometimes subtle process of localising monarchy in the vice-regal office from the mid-twentieth century onwards, and compares the powers and functions of the Queen's surrogates with each other and with those of the monarch herself, including their recourse to the so-called "reserve powers". Among the key questions posed in this comparative study are: Can the current monarchical system be refined to the point of countering republican sentiment? Why has the republican argument gained more momentum in Australia than in Canada or New Zealand? Can a republican model retain residual monarchic elements? What is likely to be the lasting legacy of the Crown in these three strikingly similar political cultures? The author's underlying loyalties are neither firmly monarchist nor firmly republican. He is convinced, however, that the combined effects of a strong sense of national identity and an increasingly presidential style of political leadership within these three Westminster-derived systems make it difficult for contemporary governors-general (or their state and provincial colleagues)to fulfil two of their key roles-to unite and inspire the people on the one hand and to be a credible constitutional watchdog on the other.

Author : William Henry Wilkins
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781465607409

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A Queen of Tears: Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark and Norway and Princess of Great Britain and Ireland (Complete) by William Henry Wilkins Pdf

Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark and Norway, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland (a sister of George III.), was born at Leicester House, London, on Thursday, July 22, 1751. She was the ninth and youngest child of Frederick Prince of Wales and of his wife Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and came into the world a little more than four months after her father’s death. There is a Scandinavian superstition to the effect that children born fatherless are heirs to misfortune. The life of this “Queen of Tears” would seem to illustrate its truth. Caroline Matilda inherited many of her father’s qualities, notably his warm, emotional temperament, his desire to please and his open-handed liberality. Both in appearance and disposition she resembled her father much more than her mother. Some account of this Prince is therefore necessary for a right understanding of his daughter’s character, for, though she was born after his death, the silent forces of heredity influenced her life. Frederick Prince of Wales was the elder son of George II. and of his consort Caroline of Ansbach. He was born in Hanover during the reign of Queen Anne, when the prospects of his family to succeed to the crown of England were doubtful, and he did not come to England until he was in his twenty-second year and his father had reigned two years. He came against the will of the King and Queen, whose cherished wish was that their younger son William Duke of Cumberland should succeed to the English throne, and the elder remain in Hanover. The unkindness with which Frederick was treated by his father had the effect of driving him into opposition to the court and the government. He had inherited from his mother many of the graces that go to captivate the multitude, and he soon became popular. Every cast-off minister, every discontented politician, sought the Prince of Wales, and found in him a ready weapon to harass the government and wound the King. The Prince had undoubted grievances, such as his restricted allowance and the postponement of his marriage to a suitable princess. For some years after Frederick’s arrival in England the King managed to evade the question of the marriage, but at last, owing chiefly to the clamour of the opposition, he reluctantly arranged a match between the Prince of Wales and Augusta, daughter of the reigning Duke of Saxe-Gotha.

Author : Brenda Ralph Lewis
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781502619082

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The Untold History of the Kings and Queens of Europe by Brenda Ralph Lewis Pdf

To many, Europe has been the pinnacle of world sophistication and culture. Yet beneath the power, the glamor, and the splendor there has also been scandal, mystery and skullduggery. Kings & Queens of Europe: A Dark History peels away the glory and the glitz to take a wry look at what has really gone on in the corridors, bedrooms and dungeons of European power from the fourteenth century up to the present day.

Author : Yana Ungermann-Marshall
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0738531103

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La Canada by Yana Ungermann-Marshall Pdf

The city of La Ca±ada Flintridge is made up of the nearly century-long communities of La Ca±ada--once a mosaic of ranchlands honeycombed with vineyards and olive and citrus groves--and Flintridge, an affluent enclave and health resort in the early 1900s. La Ca±ada's various neighborhoods were renamed La Ca±ada Flintridge during the city's incorporation in 1976. Known for its excellent schools and as a gateway to the Angeles National Forest, La Ca±ada is also home to Descanso Gardens, an internationally known 165-acre botanical garden sold to Los Angeles County by former Los Angeles Daily News tycoon Manchester Boddy, and to NASA's esteemed Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), located on the city's northwest border.

Author : Caroline Studdert
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781803139647

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Hellcat of The Hague by Caroline Studdert Pdf

The Nel Slis story delves into the origins and follows the adventures of a larger-than-life character, fighting her way to make her mark in the world as a lone woman journalist. And forming enduring friendships across the world.

Author : Moniek Bloks
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789044799

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Hermine: An Empress in Exile by Moniek Bloks Pdf

Hermine Reuss of Greiz is perhaps better known as the second wife of the Kaiser (Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany) whom she married shortly after the death of his first wife Auguste Viktoria and while he was in exile in the Netherlands. She was by then a widow herself with young children. She was known to be ambitious about wanting to return to power, and her husband insisted on her being called 'Empress'. To achieve her goal, she turned to the most powerful man in Germany at the time, Adolf Hitler. Unfortunately, her dream was not realised as Hitler refused to restore the monarchy and with the death of Wilhelm in 1941, Hermine was forced to return to her first husband's lands. She was arrested shortly after the end of the Second World War and would die under mysterious circumstances while under house arrest by the Red Army.

Author : Edgar Maass
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338037510

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The Queen's Physician by Edgar Maass Pdf

Delve into the opulent world of central-northern Europe as Edgar Maass brings to life the tale of Johann Friedrich Struensee in this historical fiction. From his humble beginnings as a physician, Struensee ascended to become prime minister and virtual dictator under the reign of the mad king, Christian VII of Denmark. Within the court's treacherous intrigues, he finds solace in the arms of the young queen, Caroline Matilda, igniting a passionate love affair that defies all odds. However, their happiness is threatened by a web of courtly conspiracies and power struggles. Will Struensee's idealistic reforms and devotion to the queen seal his fate, or will love triumph in the face of adversity?

Author : Ulrik Langen,Frederik Stjernfelt
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110771862

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The World's First Full Press Freedom by Ulrik Langen,Frederik Stjernfelt Pdf

The book charts an extraordinary period in Danish history: the "Press Freedom Period" of 1770-73, in which King Christian 7's physician J.F. Struensee introduced a series of radical enlightenment reforms beginning with the total abolishment of censorship. The book investigates the sudden avalanche of pamphlets and debates, initiating the modern public sphere of Denmark-Norway. Publications show a surprising variety, from serious political, economic, and philosophical treatises over criticism, polemics, ridicule, entertainment, and to spin campaigns, obscenities, libel, threats. A successful coup against Struensee led to his subsequent public execution in Copenhagen, and the latter half of the period saw the gradual smothering of the new public sphere as well as an international pamphlet storm over what was happening in Denmark. Readers all over Europe proved curious to learn about the radical experiment with enlightened absolutism in Denmark; interest was heightened by the involvement of the Danish Queen, the English princess Caroline Matilda to whom Struensee had an intimate relation. The book is a detailed portrayal of a seminal event in the development of the public sphere in Europe.

Author : Wraxall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBE:UBBE-00195140

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Life and times of her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark and Norway by Wraxall Pdf

Author : C ..... F ..... Lascelles Wraxall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z255587100

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Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark and Norway, and Sister of H. W. George III of England by C ..... F ..... Lascelles Wraxall Pdf

Author : Nanette de Jong
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253356543

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Tambú by Nanette de Jong Pdf

As contemporary Tambú music and dance evolved on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, it intertwined sacred and secular, private and public cultural practices, and many traditions from Africa and the New World. As she explores the formal contours of Tambú, Nanette de Jong discovers its variegated history and uncovers its multiple and even contradictory origins. De Jong recounts the personal stories and experiences of Afro-Curaçaoans as they perform Tambu-some who complain of its violence and low-class attraction and others who champion Tambú as a powerful tool of collective memory as well as a way to imagine the future.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047429814

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Boundaries and their Meanings in the History of the Netherlands by Anonim Pdf

Drawing on a growing interest in the theoretical concept of boundaries, the contributors to this volume seek to understand the process of drawing boundaries, both real and imagined, and the consequences of these processes in the history of the Low Countries.