The Cross of Laeken

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I am saddened to hear of the loss of Queen Fabiola of Belgium, who passed away today.  May she rest in peace, with her late husband, King ...

Here are two poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on the beautiful city and belfry of Bruges,   Carillon and The Belfry of Bruges.    ...

The Paradise Tree is the fourth novel published by Elena Maria Vidal, who has been a kind friend to this blog.  In Trianon and Madame R...

I just discovered a touching blog dedicated to King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola.   It is written by a kind reader and supporter of this blog...

Since I have featured excerpts from Mary Roberts Rinehart's wartime conversations with Albert and Elisabeth of Belgium, it may be in...

In her book, Kings, Queens, and Pawns , available on Project Gutenberg, American writer and reporter Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) g...

In another chapter of Kings, Queens, and Pawns, Mary Roberts Rinehart brings Queen Elisabeth of Belgium to life. This is how she describe...

Today is the 21st anniversary of a sad event, the death of King Baudouin of the Belgians.  Baudouin suffered a heart attack while on vacat...

Here is a description of the Belgian population's defiant celebration of their national holiday, commemorating the accession of Leo...