I am a bit aghast that I agreed to impersonate a political analyst for a lecture on Elizabeth I.

It's over! Paper written, revised, tinkered with, and delivered! Just to refresh my faithful readers' memories, the paper was titled...

I am pleased and terrified to announce that I will be presenting a paper title "Painting the 16th century" at NeMLA

What if Mary was not a complacent door mat but a skilled courtesan in the French tradition?

This is an experiment in story-telling. It starts with the mother, Mary. She was from a well-known, and increasingly prominent family.

Katherine Carey Howard served at court throughout Elizabeth's reign moving from a maid to groom of the stool.