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Lady Kimberly
Sep 30, 20238 min read
The Real History of Modern Witchcraft
Although self-professed witches claim that they practice a religion that dates back to Neolithic times, their practices actually stem...
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Lady Kimberly
Feb 16, 20237 min read
Chaste, Obedient, Modest: The Ideal Medieval Woman
Throughout the Middle Ages, women were instructed through formal books of courtesy to be subservient, humble, virginal, and obedient to...
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Lady Kimberly
Mar 24, 20222 min read
More Medieval Manuscripts Lost to Time Than Originally Believed
Using ecological modeling, researchers now believe that far more books have been destroyed over the centuries than originally thought…...
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anjuli26
Dec 31, 20216 min read
None Shown Fairer for Beauty and Charm than Mary, The Tudor Rose
Of the four surviving children from the union between Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, none shone fairer for beauty and charm than the...
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Lady Kimberly
Nov 23, 20211 min read
Rare Prayer Roll Resurfaces
Recently, researchers reviewed a rare prayer roll from before the Dissolution of the Monasteries in England (1536-1541). What they found...
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anjuli26
Nov 12, 20215 min read
The Marital Machinations of the Tudors
As a new King to a small island nation, in 1485 Henry Tudor had to make alliances, and fast. So he turned to marriage to secure the...
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anjuli26
Oct 13, 20215 min read
Henry VIII: The Nautical King
Between courting wives, splitting from the Roman Catholic Church, and divesting monasteries, Henry VIII conceived of and built the first...
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anjuli26
Mar 21, 20213 min read
Juana of Castile: Devoted Wife or Unhinged Madwoman?
Those who loved their departed spouse often carry a memento to keep them ever present. Juana of Castile went one better, however: her...
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Lady Kimberly
Nov 12, 20206 min read
Merrymaking & Revelry: The Lavish History of Yuletide
Over the centuries, the holiday season has been celebrated with pageantry, plays, music, and feasts, following the pagan traditions of...
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