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 Here we get a preview of what's to come in the third and final season of Sanditon. Skip this video if you don't want light spoilers of previous Sanditon seasons.  I hope Georgiana Lambe (played by Crystal Clarke) finally gets her Jane Austen style happily ever after! A loving husband who sees her as a human in her own right and isn't after her for her fortune.  Have you been keeping up with Sanditon? If so, what do you want for season 3?

Jada Pinkett Smith has developed a new documentary series that explores the lives of important and iconic African Queens.  Netflix Season Synopsis: The first season will cover the life of Njinga, the complex, captivating, and fearless 17th century warrior queen of Ndongo and Matamba, in modern day Angola. The nation’s first female ruler, Njinga earned a reputation for her blend of political and diplomatic skill with military prowess and became an icon of resistance. I know about Njinga of (modern day) Angola because of the amazing book, Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595 by Patricia McKissack . The book was a part of the "The Royal Diaries" series; a children's book series that shaped my love for history. The Royal Diaries series consisted of 20 books published by Scholastic Press from 1999 to 2005. Each book was an epistolary fiction novel written in the form of a childhood diary from a real royal female figure. If you got to experience these amazing