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www.labrujulaverde.com
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| | | | | While there is no shortage of examples - some very famous - generally, women have not been prominent in military history because, traditionally, the profession of arms has been exercised by men. This is why cases in which women have led battles or led armies often attract attention. One of the most | |
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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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thefreelancehistorywriter.com
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| | | | | Our Mary Queen of Scots tour included a visit to Tutbury Castle. Mary spent time there when she was being held in genteel custody by Queen Elizabeth I of England. I had always heard that Mary hated this castle so I was curious to see it. I wasn't disappointed. Not much of the castle is... | |
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adventuresofatudornerd.com
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| | | The year of 1215 marked a turning point in English history with the sealing of a rather unique document; the Charter of Liberties, or as we know it today, the Magna Carta. It was a charter from the people to a king demanding the rights that they believed that they deserved. Those who sealed it... | ||
