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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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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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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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Wednesday, 21 September 2011

The naming of Tudor Babies.

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Today the naming of babies is a serious business. Parents-to-be can choose from a wealth of books and websites dedicated to the topic and e...
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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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