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Katherine Carey Howard, Baroness Effingham, Countess of Nottingham
Katherine Carey Howard served at court throughout Elizabeth's reign moving from a maid to groom of the stool.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Sep 13, 2020


The Hogans - An international power couple
A recent episode in Maryland is a reminder that a spouse can be, and often is, a co-wielder of political power.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
May 5, 2020


Frances Kildare's Letter to Dr. Julius Caesar
This new teenage bride had gotten her father to give her new husband an important office in his native Ireland.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Apr 23, 2020


When was she born?
For all the things we know about Anne Morgan Carey, Baroness Hunsdon, there is one important fact we don’t know. Her birthday.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Apr 22, 2020


There's a typo in Westminster Abbey
There is a typo in Westminster Abbey. And it's been there for 450 years.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Apr 21, 2020


Arranging your own abduction - Odelia de Morada
On 3 January 1589, Odelia de Morada arranged her own abduction from Dordecht to save her from marriage to a Spanish Catholic cousin.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
Apr 20, 2020
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