England in the 11th century was not always a great place to be if you were royalty. Young Edgar was the grandson of Edmund Ironside, king of England, and great grandson of the infamous Æthelred the Unready, also king of England. So you would think Edgar would be next in line? Well, not exactly. There […]
Category: Scandinavia
Forseti, Norse God of Truth and Justice
Not much is known about Forseti as he is only mentioned twice in Old Norse literature. Our main source is from the Poetic Edda. The first mention of him is in the 15th stanza of the Grímnismál or “The Song of the Hooded One”, part of the aforementioned Poetic Edda. The Poetic Edda is a […]
La Petite Struensee
In an earlier post, we told the story of the tragic Caroline Matilda of Great Britain. She had an affair with her deranged husband’s doctor and had a child by him. (For more on that story, please see this post: http://www.historynaked.com/princess-caroline-matilda-unhappily-ever/ ) She was sent in to exile and never saw her children again. What […]
Princess Caroline Matilda- Unhappily Ever After
Despite what the fairy tales tell you, the life of a princess is not happily ever after. A prime example of this is the life of Princess Caroline Matilda of Great Britain. She was born on July 22, 1751 the daughter of the Frederick, the Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. In keeping […]
Vidkun Quisling- The Norwegian Benedict Arnold
Most people know about Benedict Arnold, the general during the American Revolution who sold out to the British because his wife was a gold digger. (For more on that, please see post http://www.historynaked.com/benedict-arnold/ ) Well, Norway had one too. Vidkun Quisling’s name has gone down in the popular vernacular as a byword for collaborator and […]