Though African American performers dazzled British society and its royals since the days of Walker and Williams (who brought their minstrel revues to English shores in the early 1900s), and performers like Aida Overton Walker, Sissieretta Jones, and others were viewed as the epitome of Black glamour–there was something different about Florence Mills. The magnetic …
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REVIEW: The Heir Apparent: A Life of Edward VII, the Playboy Prince by Jane Ridley
There are countless biographies of King Edward VII available–some published during his lifetime–and I’ve read many of them, as well as biographies and memoirs written about and by, respectively, people in his social circle. When I discovered Jane Ridley’s newest biography, I was skeptical: what more could be said about Edward VII that I did …
Royal Wedding #2: Princess Maud of Wales & King Haakon VII of Norway
This week, we jump ten years in the past, to cover the wedding of Edward VII’s youngest daughter. Unlike eldest sister Louise, who followed in her aunt Louise’s (HRH the Duchess of Argyll) steps by marrying a commoner, and definitely unlike middle sister Toria, who spent her entire life as their mother’s companion, Maud of …