Did Elizabethan men recognize women's political power?
Ladies-in-waiting's political engagement was in no sense a part of their office, but was how Elizabeth managed the business of her court.
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Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Nov 8, 2022
Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey Knollys - New edition
Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey Knollys 2nd edition including foreword by moi now available.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Feb 24, 2022
A Funeral Roll
Sounds sad. But quite an historical treasure! When I first started researching the Carey-Knollys family, my doctoral supervisor asked me wh
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Dec 7, 2021
Elizabeth Treviannon Carey
Robert Carey claimed he married his cousin Elizabeth more for her worth than her wealth. The queen was furious.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Nov 17, 2021
Katherine Carey Knollys
Katherine was the daughter of Mary Boleyn, and therefore the queen's cousin if not her half sister.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Nov 13, 2021
Biographies of elite women
Monarchs who let their hearts rule their heads tend to court disaster, be they male or female; and there have been plenty of both examples.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Nov 10, 2021
Frances Howard Fitzgerald Brooke, Countess of Kildare
At 16 and married for almost 5 months, she convinced her father, the Lord Admiral, to make her new husband the Vice-Admiral of Ireland . .
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Sep 20, 2021
How I became an historian
How I became an historian. I met Karen in a community seminar titled "If Rousseau were a woman".
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Dec 4, 2020
2 - Beautiful Mary
What if Mary was not a complacent door mat but a skilled courtesan in the French tradition?
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Sep 19, 2020
1. Mary: Mother
This is an experiment in story-telling. It starts with the mother, Mary. She was from a well-known, and increasingly prominent family.
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