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Amy Licence: historian of the lives of Medieval, Tudor and early modern women; nineteenth and early twentieth century art, history, literature and culture; writer of literary ficton.

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Friday, 21 September 2012

A Hard Day's Night: Medieval Women at Work

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The roles played by medieval women in society were many and varied. Socially, they were defined by their marital status and ability to produ...
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Friday, 21 October 2011

Naughty Tudors: The historical realities of sex outside marriage

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 Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon, who displeased her brother, Henry VIII, by marrying for love in 1515. A Tudor woman’s social sta...
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Monday, 17 October 2011

Anne Boleyn: A New Truth

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  A woman who dared to rule a King. Anne Boleyn has been selling books again. The story of her intense, passionate hold over England’s King...
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Thursday, 29 September 2011

Bequeathing her Worldly Goods

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 Domestic recycling in the wills of Tudor and Stuart women . Wills are often controversial, regardless of their historical moment.   As dea...
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Writing about medieval and Tudor history, with a particular interest in women's lives and experiences. I'm the author of twenty-eight books and have also written for The Guardian, TLS, BBC History website, The New Statesman, The Huffington Post, The English Review and The London Magazine. I've appeared in TV documentaries and have been interviewed numerous times live on radio. I've been shortlisted twice for the Asham Award for women's short fiction and my historical novels have met with acclaim. @PrufrocksPeach
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