a problematic history of obsessing over royal women’s looks
- Written by Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University
Elizabeth of Austria and Casimir IV of Poland in the woodcut from the Łaski Statute.Archiwum Główne Akt DawnychThroughout history, queens have often been judged on their looks. Beauty standards shaped early-modern queenship. Even today, royal women such as the UK royal family’s Camilla, Catherine and Meghan are scrutinised...





