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nitrateglow.wordpress.com
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| | | | | This post is for the Classic Television Blogathon hosted by Classic Film and TV Corner. A confession: I'm not much for television. It's more me than the medium itself. I have a hard time committing to series, probably because I have been burned too many times by investing hours of my life into shows that... | |
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thefreelancehistorywriter.com
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| | | | | We would like to continue our series on Tudor queens by examining the life of Mary Tudor, the younger sister of King Henry VIII. She began as a victim of circumstances but ended up marrying the love of her life. Mary was the fifth child of Henry VII, King of England and his wife Elizabeth... | |
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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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melanievtaylor.co.uk
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| | | Henry VIII's court, particularly through the lens of Anne Boleyn and the Devonshire Manuscript, reflects a fascinating interplay of power, poetry, and sedition. Compiled by Boleyn's courtiers in the 1520s, the manuscript's ambiguous verses provide insights into the dynamics of court life, ambition, and the eventual downfalls of key figures associated with Anne. | ||