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Catherine de’ Medici
On 5th January 1589, Catherine de’ Medici, the Queen Mother of France died at Blois, possibly of pleurisy. She was 69 years old and had spent the last thirty years fighting to keep the French throne in...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine & Louis VII
On 21 March 1152, the marriage of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine was finally dissolved. The couple had married in 1137, shortly after the death of Eleanor’s father. He had entrusted the...
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Jeanne d’Albret, queen of Navarre
On 9 June 1572, Jeanne d’Albret, the queen of Navarre died. Jeanne d'Albret by Clouet Navarre was a small, Pyrenean kingdom, nestled between France and Spain, and fiercely holding on to its...
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Henry of Navarre (again)
Just in case, like me, you didn’t notice that Henry of Navarre had been released in the UK, you can find it on Amazon here. It has new cover art (which I like less than the original) and is indeed, as...
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Early Modern Carnivalesque
At the end of this month, I’ll be hosting the September Early Modern Carnival on behalf of Carnivalesque. The carnival is a round up of great blog posts so if you would like to nominate a post, please...
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Early Modern Carnival!
This month, I’m proud to be hosting the Early Modern Carnivalesque here at Harlots, Harpies and Harridans. Nominations have been filtering in all month, with some really interesting posts for you. As a...
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14 October Anniversaries
14 October is a bit of a hotspot for historical anniversaries, many of which are connected to an infamous (or otherwise interesting) lady. In 1066, William the Conqueror defeated King Harold at the...
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The Best Non-Fiction I Read In 2011
Happy New Year everyone. One of my resolutions is to update this blog far more often. I thought I’d start with some of my reading highlights of the past year, starting with non-fiction. My non-fiction...
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Katherine Howard- Some Misconceptions
On 13 February 1542, Katherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, was beheaded in the grounds of the Tower of London. An Act of Attainder had been passed, convicting her of adultery and treason,...
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Big news!
Despite a good start to the year, posts-wise, I’ve let this blog slip rather badly. I can only apologise, and offer something by way of an explanation. There are big changes afoot at Harlot Towers. In...
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