Is history factual, or just another form of fiction?
Highlights from the Understanding Diversity in the 15th and 16th Century conference, Edinburgh, Scotland April 2023. The last in this series
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Kristin Bundesen, PhD
May 30, 2023
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.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
May 18, 2023
Is History a game we play with the past?
Should history be morally therapeutic to advance human happiness? White and black washing obscures historical accuracy.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
May 14, 2023
The Places We’ve Been: Diversity Disquisition - and Dunnett
So is history a game we play with the past? Have we imagined a past that suits rising nationalism?
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
May 11, 2023
Recovering from Dunnett
Fan-girled out on Dunnett!
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Mar 19, 2023
Diversity in the 15th and 16th Centuries
Honored to be giving the closing address at Diversity in the 15th and 16th century conference in Edinburgh.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Dec 27, 2022
Dorothy Dunnett Centenary Gathering
CFP Dorothy Dunnett Centenary Conference and Gathering, Edinburgh, April 2023
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Sep 23, 2022
Shakespeare's Women
Shakespeare's, or Oxford's, Women video available.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Sep 4, 2022
Agnostic amongst Oxfordians
I am a strong supporter of the 'Authorship' question as a line of enquiry. I, however, am agnostic.
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
Oct 23, 2021
Looking for women in history
How did all the women except queens disappear from the historical narrative? Historians write about what is of interest to them.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Oct 15, 2021
In a Century of Queens, where are the girls?
Between 1500 and 1599 there were 165 years of formal female rule - more than 1.5 as many as calendar years.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Oct 10, 2021
The Ya-Ya Sisterhood
In a 'Century of Queens', how could there not be political women? Surely a queen wasn't the only woman in her kingdom interested in politics
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
Mar 19, 2021
Adventures of an historian - in which she impersonates a political analyst
I am a bit aghast that I agreed to impersonate a political analyst for a lecture on Elizabeth I.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Mar 11, 2021
Historian survives Modern Language Association party
It's over! Paper written, revised, tinkered with, and delivered! Just to refresh my faithful readers' memories, the paper was titled...
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