Swooning over Sisi
October 18, 2020 12:13 pmWhen it came to Empress Elisabeth, men generally swooned over her while women were often unimpressed. When she was first... View Article
Tag Archive: Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Combermere Abbey before Empress Elisabeth
September 27, 2020 1:27 pmThis very old map dates back to 1707 and shows the land around Combermere Abbey which Empress Elisabeth (Sisi) twice... View Article
After her murder, taking Sisi back to Vienna
September 13, 2020 9:07 pmThree days after the shocking murder of Empress Elisabeth in Geneva on 10 December 1898, a special train arrived... View Article
A very sad anniversary
September 10, 2020 6:00 pmSeptember 10th is the sad anniversary of the death of Empress Elisabeth of Austria in Geneva. Sisi was staying in... View Article
Sleep in Sisi’s room
August 31, 2020 6:24 pmIn 1862 Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi) spent a week with her parents and sister Queen Maria at the Wilder... View Article
Sisi, shyness and the press
August 22, 2020 3:20 pmIt is well-known that Sisi was notoriously shy in public, hiding behind her fan and so avoiding being seen. It... View Article
When Sisi replaced a saint
August 3, 2020 2:29 pmIn the year Sisi was murdered, 1898, a stained glass window showing Empress Elisabeth with her daughter Gisela and two... View Article
Sisi Trail, what is open?
July 29, 2020 5:56 pmAlthorp, ancestral home of Earl Spencer, will re-open to visitors on Saturday 1 August. Sisi became a close friend of... View Article
The empress who found happiness in Ireland
July 23, 2020 5:41 pmLindsay and Richard Offer The empress who found happiness in Ireland New book on Empress Elisabeth of Austria published PRESS... View Article
Sisi In England published
July 23, 2020 5:22 pmLindsay and Richard Offer Sisi In England published Empress Elisabeth of Austria’s numerous trips to England and Ireland PRESS RELEASE ... View Article