Historical Women: Elizabeth Barton, the Holy Maid of Kent

Historical Women: Elizabeth Barton, the Holy Maid of Kent

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 [...]