Robert Carey claimed he married his cousin Elizabeth more for her worth than her wealth. The queen was furious.

Anne Russell Dudley, Countess of Warwick's gender did not bar her from participating in military, domestic, foreign or church affairs. 

Katherine was the daughter of Mary Boleyn, and therefore the queen's cousin if not her half sister.

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.

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 . .

This one is boring but important. Nerd out. Word choice and language have conspired to exclude women from the political narrative.