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historicallywoman.wordpress.com
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| | | | | In 1141, Matilda, daughter of Henry I, sat down to a victory banquet in Westminster, certain of her imminent coronation as Queen Matilda of England. Yet it was a coronation that would never come to pass - so how was England's potential first queen regnant foiled? | |
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thefreelancehistorywriter.com
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| | | | | Henry Tudor was the least likely candidate to become King of England. A descendant of King Edward III, he was born to a teenage Lancastrian mother during the precarious time in English history that came to be known as the Wars of the Roses. He ended up spending fourteen years in exile in Brittany and... | |
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fortheloveofhistory.home.blog
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| | | | | Last year I wrote a post on Corfe Castle and how it was defended by the formidable Mary Bankes. Well, I have found another such woman. Meet Nicholaa de la Haye, born in the early 1150s, a wealthy heiress and Sheriff of Lincoln. Her first marriage did not prove fruitful, however her second marriage was... | |
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susancoventry.com
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| | | [AI summary] A book launch page for the historical fiction novel 'The Queen's Daughter' by Susan Coventry, featuring a plot summary about King Henry II's daughter Joan navigating love and politics in 12th-century England. | ||
