A Woman to Know: Empress Dowager Cixi
Although I have heard much about Queen Victoria, I don't think her life was half so interesting and eventful as mine. — Empress Cixi
Although I have heard much about Queen Victoria, I don't think her life was half so interesting and eventful as mine. — Empress Cixi
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In 1861, Cixi turned 25, her son ascended to the throne and she decided to change her life for forever.
For the last nine years, she’d served as a concubine to the Chinese emperor. When he passe…
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