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historicallywoman.wordpress.com
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
Depiction of Margaret Clifford Stanley from Jan van Belcamp's "The Great Picture", 1646. (Credit: Lakeland Arts@Tate https://lakelandarts.org.uk/items/jan-van-belcamp-c1610-1653/) There was no shortage of female heirs, in remainder to the crown after the death of King Henry VIII. He had passed over the children of his elder sister Margaret Tudor in favor of his own children, followed... |
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thefreelancehistorywriter.com
While doing some research on Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk and her daughters, I came across a book written by Richard Davey in 1912 about Katherine and Mary Grey, the sisters of Lady Jane Grey. It's impossible to write about these women without detailing their place in the succession to the throne of England. Davey... |
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adventuresofatudornerd.com
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... |
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