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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.

Showing posts with label marriage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marriage. Show all posts
Thursday, 27 September 2012

Henry VIII: the Celibate Years ?

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  The romance of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn has endured in the popular imagination. Its details are well known, from the arrival of ...
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Sunday, 3 June 2012

forthcoming book jacket

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In Bed with the Tudors.... I am delighted to be able to share the cover of my book, "In Bed with the Tudors: the sex lives ...
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Monday, 19 March 2012

"In Bed With the Tudors."

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     My new book, due out in July- "In Bed With the Tudors: The Sex Lives of a Dynasty, from Elizabeth of York to Elizabeth...
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Sunday, 11 December 2011

Catherine of Aragon's Spanish sisters: A swathe of widows.

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Is there a collective noun for widows ? Perhaps a “misfortune,” “swathe” or “veil” might be appropriate ? In late Fifteenth and early Sixte...
Monday, 28 November 2011

Henry VII's half-hearted attempts to woo women.

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The King wants a wife, or does he ?                                                             The bereaved king On a blustery night in ...
Sunday, 20 November 2011

Fertility, Marriage and Motherhood: Women of Elizabethan Burnham

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                       The Cholomondely sisters, married and delivered on the same day, c1599 Situated on the north bank of the river Cro...
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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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