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| | | | | In 1509, Henry VIII - one of England's most famous monarchs - ascended the throne, ensuring the Tudor succession after his father, Henry VII, won the throne from Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth. After almost a decade of rule, the young King agreed to follow the advice of his close advisor, Cardinal Wolsey,... | |
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| | | | | Arms of the House of Bar You would think that a man who was given a king's granddaughter as a wife would relish the glamour and connections such a bride brought. However, this was not always the case and nowhere is it more obvious than in the life and marriage of Joan of Bar. Joan... | |
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| | | | | Athelstan (or Æthelstan), the Anglo-Saxon ruler, is considered the first King of England, who reigned from AD 924 to 939. | |
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| | | Another brilliant blog post from Kristen... The real life examples are hilarious, well the whole thing is tragi-comical, but the real life examples gives you a very clear picture how those behaviors look. | ||