In the mid-'90s, Disney decided to it was time to move on from fairy tales and adapt a historical princess. Pulling from American history rather than the Old World this time around, "Pocahontas ...

In 1995, we had our next Disney princess with the release of the movie Pocahontas. The movie: Pocahontas, a young Native American woman, falls in love with a European settler named John Smith.

This engraving is the only known portrait of Pocahontas rendered from life. During her stay in England, Dutch engraver Simon van de Passe captured her likeness and recorded that she, like the ...

So ‘Pocahontas’ was actually born as Amonute, but was usually known as Matoaka which means ‘the flower between two streams’. In Disney’s cartoon version of the story (and elsewhere ...

Unlike other Disney princesses, Pocahontas was a real person who lived in present-day Virginia in the 1600s. Rutgers University historian Camilla Townsend said Pocahontas wasn’t a sexualised ...

One of the biggest attractions at Disney theme parks is meeting the real-life princesses. Known as "face characters," the princesses not only have to look the part, but they need to know quotes ...

In 1995, Disney introduced children everywhere to a Native American princess married 400 years ago today - Pocahontas. The plot goes that Pocahontas, the beautiful daughter of Chief Powhatan ...

Seventeen has mocked up what Belle, Pocahontas and Snow White's Instagram ... There are no official Instagram accounts for Disney Princesses (although you can follow @Disney) but these fictitious ...

As for Pocahontas, viewers see her jump off a ... that Disney should pay more attention to the well-being of its princesses. “Disney must consider interventions to overcome these health ...

Thought we’d reached peak Disney ... Angelo’s Pocahontas dress takes a similar line with its fitted body flowing into a gentle kick-flare. The Native American princess’ iconic tunic gets ...