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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