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Hello everyone and welcome back- finally -to my countdown of the top most gruesome female martyrdoms in Early Christian history. Today I will be discussing the death of a young woman named Agnes, so without further ado lets get started! Trigger warning; violence against women and rape discussed below. According to sources, Agnes was born [...]
We have all had to queue for something. Whether its queuing for the checkout at Aldi (or Tesco if you're fancy), at the bar or even the toilet, queuing is just an accepted part of life. But would you queue to get humiliated, tortured and brutally killed? No? Me neither, it doesn't sound like the [...]
Now I love a sauna, a hot tub and a spa day. But because I can't afford spa days left right and centre, for me there is nothing better than a long, hot soak surrounded by lovely bubbles, candles and maybe some wine if I am feeling fancy. Constantine's wife however probably felt differently. Considering [...]
Hello everyone and welcome back to another post about a woman who we aren't 100% sure actually existed. Like Alexandra last week, this woman is shrouded in mystery but unlike Alexandra's her tale is even more bizarre. In fact, this post is less about the woman herself and more about the monk's interaction with her. [...]
Hello everyone and happy Sunday! Today is the first of what will be a regular slot on my blog where I discuss historical women. I believe that woman have sat too long in the shadows of historiography and that their stories need to be told. Therefore, the aim of these posts is to shed light [...]
Imagine telling Henry VIII that if he married Anne Boleyn he would be dead a few months later... Can't picture it? Neither can I. After all, he was notorious for simply beheading people who said that. But what if those words came from a nun? A nun who prophesied and predicted, claiming that she had [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to a post dedicated to Gertrude Courtenay, the first Marchioness of Exeter. Like me when I first read about her a few weeks ago, you are probably thinking, wait, who is she?! Well, wonder no more! Here we have a woman who was once a favourite of Katherine of Aragon. A [...]
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