Editor's Note, December 10, 2020: Earlier this week, Madagascar’s government purchased a trove of artifacts linked to the island’s last queen, Ranavalona III, for £43,000 (around $57,000 ...

Some 19th-century historians described her as the modern Messalina; others as a female Caligula. Meanwhile, Ida Laura Pfeiffer, an explorer and travel writer who traveled around the world twice in the ...

Auctioneer pieces together poignant tale of Ranavalona III from satin court dress and box of mementos It began with a fabulous 19th-century dress and a box of jumbled photographs cleared out of a ...

But Ranavalona I was also a sadistic despot, a woman who consolidated her power by ordering the murder of scores of opponents. As her reign progressed, so did her proclivity for violence. She became ...

“Ever heard about a mad queen? ” “Umm…” this will take time to answer. So let me put it the other way. Who can forget Genghis Khan? A legend says that he slaughtered certain height of people by saying ...

A box of forgotten mementoes unearthed in an attic in Surrey has shone a light on the final days of the monarchy of Madagascar more than 130 years ago, and the remarkable life of its young Queen.

Laidler, an anthropologist, filmmaker and author (The Last Empress), uncovers the fascinating story of the early 19th-century queen of Madagascar, Ranavalona, who seized power after her husband's ...

A royal tale with moments that leave a lump in your throat is captured in frames. The photo exhibition of Ranavalona III, the Chrysalis Queen, at Alliance Francaise in Hyderabad revisits a chapter in ...

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