…There was strife and unrest in Spain during the time of Victoria Eugenie’s and Alfonso’s reign.  Ena’s records show she complained to her ladies in waiting that Alfonso took “bad political advice”. Between that and the populace’s general mistrust of her, that she had personal crises.  To handle that, she …

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… at first because it was an arranged marriage, but they soon fell in love and had 7 children.  6 of those would become influential world leaders (next…). (Eugene was Napoleon Ist’s step-son) (portrait: The lovely Augusta Amalia’s equivalent of an engagement portrait in 1806)

Wool and cotton broadcloth.. both sides – the red coats and the blue coats.. wore English goods.