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.
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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
- Nov 5, 2021
History is not a science experiment
This one is boring but important. Nerd out. Word choice and language have conspired to exclude women from the political narrative.
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
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