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Theme: Women in History

    Anne of Cleves and Elizabeth I by Leah Garden

    Anne of Cleves by Hans Holbein The Tudor dynasty of England (1485-1603 AD) produced one of the most famous monarchs in human history: Elizabeth I. Reigning over the Golden AgeRead More

    Anne and Elizabeth by Leah Garden - Members Only

    A fascinating relationship – what influence did Anne Cleves have when she befriended the young Princess Elizabeth, and did her example shape England’s future? Transcript This article is by LeahRead More

    Sh 35 Katherine Swynford with Caitlin Chapman - Members Only

      Katherine Swynford’s life was full of drama. From a relatively lowly background, she became mistress to John of Gaunt, son of Edward III. Through her, descended the Tudor dynasty.Read More

    Bishop John Fisher’s sermon for Margaret Beaufort’s funeral

    Bishop John Fisher met Margate Beaufort in 1494. The timing is significant in that he met her once she had fought her way through the most challenging periods of her life,Read More

    Sh 32 Christine de Pisan with Caitlin Chapman - Members Only

    Christine de Pizan (1364 – c. 1430) was a prolific and versatile French poet and author. Her diverse writings include numerous poems of courtly love, a biography of Charles V ofRead More

    266 Mary – Bloody or Otherwise

    By David Crowther 3 years agoMar 10, 2019 5 Comments

      After her brave and audacious rebellion, Mary became Queen in 1553. Historians have not been kind to Mary for many centuries. What have they been saying? What are they sayingRead More

    Elizabeth Chadwick and Eleanor of Aquitaine

    By David Crowther 3 years agoApr 16, 2019 0 Comments

      Author Elizabeth Chadwick gives her insights into the life and times of Eleanor of Aquitaine. To find out more about Elizabeth’s three Eleanor novels, visit her website https://elizabethchadwick.com/eleanor-of-aquitaine/  

    Eleanor 2 Land and Lineage - Members Only

    The land Eleanor inhabited, and her family history

    Anne Askew, Martyr and Author

    Anne Askew – protestant martyr, renaissance writer, woman who refused to submit to the rules of her day, and innocent victim of vicious Tudor politics.

    251 The End of Days

    By David Crowther 4 years agoJul 01, 2018 14 Comments

    In 1546, Gardiner and the religious conservatives moved their sights from Cranmer, to the new darling of the evangelical cause – the Queen. Getting evidence from Anne Askew was the keyRead More

    Catherine Howard: Love letter and Confessions

    The letter that suggests Catherine Howard really was in love with Culpepper – and her two surviving confessions

    Young and Damned and Fair by Gareth Russell

    Book Review: Drama, pathos and all the gossip and intrigue of the atmosphere air of court, with the reality of Catherine’s upbringing-all in a rigorous work of history

    Katherine Howard, Countess of Bridgewater

    Rebellion, divorce, conspiracy, the Tower and treason – all in a life

    Sh 25b Katharine Howard Tudor Rebel - Members Only

    Katharine’s is an unusual story. She raised rebellion against Henry’s agents in South Wales, forced her second husband to divorce her, may well have join the Pilgrimage of Grace, andRead More

    25a Elizabeth Grey and the Fair Geraldine - Members Only

    A turbulent life and a spot of poetry

    The Creation of Anne Boleyn

    Fresh, invigorating, passionate – an extraordinary and distinctive book on Anne Boleyn and the way culture has perceived her

    187a Jane Shore by James Boulton

    By Cerdic 6 years agoOct 29, 2016 0 Comments

    Jane Shore lives among the list of the most famous mistresses – along with the likes of Roseamund Clifford, Alice Perrers. Like Alice, Jane lives and loved at the veryRead More

    157 Joan of Arc

    By Cerdic 7 years agoSep 17, 2016 11 Comments

    In 1428, the English were still sweeping all before them. Then came a figure so famous, that she was selected by Bill and Ted for their history project – andRead More

    Tagged joan of arc

    153 The Medieval Working Woman

    By Cerdic 7 years agoJun 04, 2017 3 Comments

    Only 4% of women remained unmarried in the middle ages, and therefore for both men and women working life was a matter of team work. In towns in particular, womenRead More

    149 Sex, Childbirth and Children

    By Cerdic 7 years agoOct 28, 2016 10 Comments

    Medieval understanding of physiology had an impact on attitudes to sex, just as much as did the teachings of the church. Though who knows how much it had an impactRead More

    Tagged medieval childbirthwomen

    148 Women and 1066, and Marriage

    By Cerdic 7 years agoJun 04, 2017 10 Comments

    As far as women were concerned, was 1066 generally a Good Thing, a Bad Thing – or just a Thing?  That’s the main item of debate this week, along withRead More

    Tagged Anglo Saxonmarriagemedieval womenNorman

    147a The Pitfalls of being a Medieval Queen by Melisende

    By Cerdic 7 years agoJun 04, 2017 1 Comments

    Being a medieval queen could be a hazardous business – find why, and how, by Melisende of Outremer, and visit Melisende's blog, www.womenofhistory.blogspot.com.  147a The Pitfalls of being a MedievalRead More

    147 Women and Anglo Saxon England

    By Cerdic 7 years agoJun 04, 2017 17 Comments

    Unaccustomed as I am to social and economic history…here is the first of a bit of a thread over the next few weeks and months about some social stuff, andRead More

    52a Eleanor of Aquitaine by Melisende

    By Cerdic 10 years agoFeb 04, 2018 1 Comments

    Eleanor of Aquitaine is one of the great names of the Middle Ages. Her life spanned almost all of the Angevin Empire, and her court at Poitiers became famous asRead More

    43a Aelfthryth by Melisende of Outremer

    By Cerdic 10 years agoOct 30, 2016 6 Comments

    Ælfthryth was a controversial figure. Wife of King Edgar,  mother of Æthelred the Unready – and possibly murderer of her step son, Edward? Melisende of Outremer looks at the lifeRead More

    Tagged aelfthrythaethelrededgarenglandEnglishHistoryPodcast

Resources

Family Trees

  • Family Trees: 500-1066 May 1, 2011

Maps

  • Maps: 500 – 1000 May 1, 2011
  • The Burghal Hidage January 19, 2011

Articles

  • The power of propaganda December 12, 2015
  • Alfred: Asser on the crucial year – 870-871 October 28, 2012
  • The Hundred Ordinance, 939-961 October 27, 2012
  • Treaty of Wedmore, 878-890 October 27, 2012
  • Economic and Social History Charts 1000-1485 September 8, 2012
  • Feast Days in Medieval England April 7, 2012
  • The Discovery at St Mary’s Church January 23, 2011
  • The Battle of Brunanburgh January 22, 2011
  • Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians January 9, 2011
  • Origins of the British – a recent study January 2, 2011

Original Sources

  • Alfred: Asser on the crucial year – 870-871 October 28, 2012
  • Asser on the character of Alfred the Great October 28, 2012
  • The Coronation Oath of King Edgar, 975 October 27, 2012
  • The Hundred Ordinance, 939-961 October 27, 2012
  • Treaty of Wedmore, 878-890 October 27, 2012
  • The Battle of Brunanburgh January 22, 2011
  • The Burghal Hidage January 19, 2011

Quiz

Books

  • Historical Podcasts you might like April 30, 2011
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