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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 23, 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 15, 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
Oct 10, 2021


My trip to Nottingham
She said, 'This is Dr. So&So's office. He doesn't admit he has a gender. This is Dr. Ellis's office. It's the largest in the building.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Oct 6, 2021


Two decades later
How Hilary Clinton and Mary of Guise sent me to the archives.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Sep 30, 2021


Then I found Dorothy Dunnett
I found Dorothy Dunnett when I was living in Paris. I had moved there on vague promises from a photographer. The #MeToo era it wasn't.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Sep 24, 2021
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