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historytheinterestingbits.com
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| | | | | Bess of Hardwick Bess of Hardwick is perhaps the most famous Tudor woman, outside of the extended Tudor royal family. A friend of Queen Elizabeth I, and confidant of Katherine Grey, she was also gaoler to Mary, Queen of Scots. An accomplished needlewoman, she is probably best known having built Chatsworth House and Hardwick Hall... | |
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melanievtaylor.co.uk
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| | | | | Conor Byrne studied for his Bachelor's degree in history at Exeter University, and his Master of Arts in medieval and early modern history at the university of York. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Southampton research the history of executed queens. He has previously written on the life of Katharine Howard.... | |
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thefreelancehistorywriter.com
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| | | | | Frances, being the niece of King Henry VIII, found herself in the position of possibly inheriting the throne of England on several occasions. For inexplicable reasons, Henry VIII and his son King Edward VI saw fit to pass over Frances in designating their successors and instead named her children. This would have dire consequences for... | |
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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... | ||
