Archive for September 2016
Eleanor of Aquitaine – forerunner of feminism, consort to kings
Eleanor of Aquitaine, a name that many will have heard yet may not be able to place. But then that’s not surprising for someone born in 1122, particularly if she’s a woman. The fact that Eleanor is even remembered today, therefore, is testament to the impact she had, and still has today. Some would say…
Read MoreMatilda of Flanders – The petite queen who packed a punch
Matilda of Flanders may not be a name you’re familiar with, however she is actually one of the most influential and formidable queens England has seen. How so? We hear you ask… Well not because her husband was William the Conqueror, we reply, but because of the woman she was… and so our story begins.…
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