Today we are excited to be hosting Moniek Bloks as part of her book tour for her latest book, Hermine: An Empress in Exile, which is out today in the UK and 1 January 2021 in the US! Moniek Bloks is the editor of the successful blog History of Royal Women. She lives in the […]
210 years ago on the 12th October 1810 the very first Oktoberfest was held. Known across the world today as a German beer-drinking holiday, many do not know how old the festival is. So where did it originate from? In 1810, Bavaria, within modern-day Germany, was ruled by Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. Maximilian had […]
