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Ann Foster

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Posted on March 26, 2018June 13, 2022 by Ann Foster

Queen Elizabeth I: Part One: Redheaded Stepchild

How circumstance, luck, and fate wound up giving England one of the country's greatest monarchs in the form of an unusually resilient young redheaded woman.

Posted on August 31, 2020June 13, 2022 by Ann Foster

Lady Jane Grey: How To Lose A Queen In Nine Days

The short, weird life of England's first solo female monarch.

Posted on August 21, 2020September 12, 2020 by Ann Foster

Lady Katherine Grey: The Epic Love Story Of A Forgotten Tudor Heiress

Lady Katherine Grey, sister of Lady Jane Grey, fell in love and got secretly married, then wound up in jail for the rest of her life. She also had a pet monkey (??).

Posted on June 14, 2020August 23, 2020 by Ann Foster

Lady Mary Grey: Dwarf, Youngest Sister, Star-Crossed Lover, Tudor Heiress

Portrait of Lady Mary Grey

Lady Mary Grey was the youngest sister of Lady Jane Grey. She was also a dwarf, had one of the greatest love stories ever told, and continued to thrive even after being sent to jail.

Posted on March 1, 2020March 4, 2020 by Ann Foster

Agrippina: The Poisonous Ambition Of An Ancient Roman Badass

Agrippina the Younger was a noblewoman who broke new ground for women in Ancient Rome. She also murdered a lot of people.

Posted on January 26, 2020February 18, 2020 by Ann Foster

Cleopatra: Pharaoh, Politician, Leader, Icon

Digging deeper into the saga of the super-smart, wildly resilient Pharaoh who upended the Roman Republic through sheer force of amazingness.

Posted on November 22, 2019December 12, 2019 by Ann Foster

Countess Elizabeth Báthory: The True Story Of “Lady Dracula”

Elizabeth Báthory was a 16th century Hungarian noblewoman notorious for being the most prolific female killer. But her true story may not be what you think.

Posted on November 4, 2019November 26, 2019 by Ann Foster

The Strange Story of Mary Toft, Who Gave Birth to Rabbits

Mary Toft was an Englishwoman who gained notoriety when she claimed to have given birth to rabbits. Her real story is more complicated, and tragic, than you may expect.

Posted on October 17, 2019March 3, 2020 by Ann Foster

Boudica, Queen of the Iceni: Freedom Fighter, Revolutionary, Icon

Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, was an aristocrat turned freedom fighter who led an army of the oppressed to set fire to their oppressors.

Posted on September 16, 2019August 21, 2020 by Ann Foster

Mary Tudor: Little Sister, Reluctant Queen, Love Warrior

Gabrielle Anwar as Princess Margaret, who was actually Princess Mary, on The Tudors

Mary Tudor was very briefly Queen of France and then she tricked her brother Henry VIII to let her marry for love, and her life was pretty much non-stop amazing.

Posted on September 1, 2019November 26, 2019 by Ann Foster

The Short Life And Mysterious Death of Amy Robsart Dudley

Amy Robsart was married to Queen Elizabeth's #1 crush... which is why her mysterious death kind of rocked everybody's world.

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