Despite not always listening to her daughter, Astor still found the time to have a bit of fun with Marylyn. The actress had a studio photographer who regularly took pictures of her at home, and after the photographer left, mother and daughter would often go up to the balcony and drop the...
Below are some truly spicy and fun facts about women (and men) from the “wrong” side of the bed sheets. Historical Mistresses Facts 1. Mega Mom By far the most powerful harem mistress in history was Kösem Sultan. After the death of Ahmed I’s mother, the Greek-born slave concubine...
Mary, Queen of Scots' father was King James V of Scotland. Mary's mother was Mary of Guise. James V, born to James IV and Margaret Tudor, was a staunch Catholic. Later, this would make relations with his relative, Henry VIII, in England tenuous when he broke with the Catholic Church...
on The 50+ Best Shows About The FBI, Ranked COLLECTION57 LISTSDown in HistoryLists of fascinating facts and lesser-known details about the lives of people whose names you learned in History class (or should have). Marco Polo Alexander Hamilton Mary, Queen of Scots Spartacus Jack Parsons, Rock...
Mary’s mother died in 1825 and when her father remarried, she did not like her stepmother thus she opted to spend time with her grandmother and eventually studied in a boarding school. In 1839, Mary moved to Springfield, Illinois, to live with her sister Elizabeth and Elizabeth’s husband...
Mary Stuart was the only legitimate daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise of France. At six days old, Mary instantly became Queen of Scotland after the death of her father in 1542. Because of her inability to rule, her mother, French Mary of Guise acted on her behalf...
2. The royal daughter of a single mother Duchess of Kent and Princess Victoria As Victorias’ father died when she was only 8 months old, she was raised under the close supervision by her German-born mother Victoria-Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess of Kent. ...
Madam CJ Walker's only child, A'Lelia Walker (born Lelia McWilliams) was born in 1885. After her mother died, A'Lelia became president of Madame CJ Walker Manufacturing, and became a fixture of theHarlem arts scene. Passionate about art, classical music, and opera, as well as the...
This is a fantastic bundle that includes everything you need to know about Queen Elizabeth across 30 in-depth pages. These are ready-to-useworksheets that are perfect for teaching about Queen Elizabeth who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth II, the current queen of England. ...
Kingsley first learned about the practice of twin killing during her meeting with Slessor, an approach Slessor was anxious to eradicate. The natives thought that one of the twins was the result of the devil impregnating the mother covertly, and because it was hard to tell which was the innoc...