Cat's Historical Doodles

Caroline Matilda (Danish: Caroline Mathilde) was born on 22 July 1751, in London. She was the ninth and youngest child of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and his wife, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Caroline Matilda was brought up by her strict mother away from the court; she was described as natural and informal and, as such, she was uninterested in politics and court intrigues as an adult. Despite the irregularities of her education, Caroline Matilda was musically gifted, an accomplished singer and could speak three languages: Italian, French and German. In 1764, a marriage was suggested between Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark, and herself. This marriage was considered suitable because both the British and Danish royal families were Protestant and of the same rank. Additionally, the British-born Queen Louise of Denmark had been very popular in her new country. The official betrothal was announced on 10 January 1765. On 14 January 1766, in the middle of the wedding prepa...

Gaius Julius Caesar was born on 12 or 13 July 100 BC into a patrician family, the gens Julia. Despite their ancient pedigree, the Julii Caesares were not politically influent, although they had enjoyed a revival of their fortunes in the early 1st century BC. Caesar's father, also called Gaius Julius Caesar, governed Asia; his aunt Julia married Gaius Marius, a prominent figure of the Republic; and his mother, Aurelia Cotta, came from an influential family. In 85 BC, Caesar's father died and he became the head of the family. This coincided with Sulla's first civil war, which opposed his uncle Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla. It was around this time when Caesar was nominated Flamen Dialis (high priest of Jupiter) and married Lucius Cornelius Cinna's daughter, Cornelia. Sulla won the war and Caesar's connections to the old regime made him a target. He was stripped of his inheritance, his wife's dowry and his priesthood (ironically, it was the los...

Today is the first anniversary of this blog! When I started this, I could never imagine that so many of you would be interested in checking my doodles. I've had almost 15000 views from Peru to South Korea! I've decided to join Instagram so, if you happen to have an account and you like my doodles, please follow me at @catshistoricaldoodles! Wherever and whoever you are, THANK YOU. Thank you for making me feel like I'm not wasting my time. Here's to more years of doodling! Love, Catarina.