Politics
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Guest Post: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire – an 18th century story of style, politics and pain
Read today’s great guest post from Elizabeth Hill-Scott on Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire. read more
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Spotlight on Women Writers: Isabel Allende
Today in my Reading Women series for Women’s History Month, I wanted to spotlight a female author that I love and teaches me something completely new with each book I read. Isabel Allende is a Chilean-American feminist author and journalist who has written over twenty books which evoke culture, social justice, politics, personal history and read more
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Dynastic Strategist, Architectural Patroness and Businesswoman: Bess of Hardwick
Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury by Unknown Artist, probably 17th century based on a work c.1590, oil on canvas (on display Montacute House, NPG 203) Elizabeth Talbot, or, as she is more commonly known, Bess of Hardwick, was born into a Derbyshire gentry family that became increasingly impoverished and subjected her childhood to hardships, but read more
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How to celebrate a Royal Wedding, Stuart style…
It isn’t just in the modern era that royal weddings are so celebrated – when Princess Elizabeth Stuart married Frederick, Elector Palatine, on Valentine’s Day in 1613, it was a landmark occasion. read more
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