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| | | | | "Women of the Anarchy" by Sharon Bennett Connolly is a captivating exploration of the often-overlooked female figures who played pivotal roles during the tumultuous period of the Anarchy in 12th-century England. While civil wars are traditionally dominated by tales of men in battle, Connolly brings to light the equally significant contributions of mothers, sisters, and wives who navigated the complexities of a conflict that shaped the destiny of a nation.The narrative begins by setting the stage | |
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| | | | | Today, it is a pleasure to welcome Tony Riches back to History...the Interesting Bits, with an article about the story behind his new novel, Frances: Tudor Countess. Frances Walsingham was the daughter of Queen Elizabeth's spymaster, Francis Walsingham who married three times, including the soldier-poet, Sir Philip Sidney and, later, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex... | |
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| | | The Great War (World War One), the Russian Civil War and other interwar theatres, the English Civil War, Thirty Years War, and similar pike-and-shotte era entertainments; possible diversions into swashbuckling; similar historical and quasi-historical goings-on. | ||