Queen Elizabeth I
“It is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.”
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen of England and Ireland
September 7th, 1533 – March 24th, 1603
Lady Jane Rochford
So I am still reading my way through Royal Affairs by Leslie Carroll and have decided to blog my way through it as well, well at least the parts I find most interesting that is. While finishing the section on the infamous Henry VIII, I came across this passage:
“Swooning with fear, Lady Rochford was dragged [...]
Royale Affairs and Queen Claude of France
While reading Royal Affairs by Leslie Carrol, which I LOVE so far by the way, I have found a small error regarding Queen Claude. Leslie Carrol writes:
“Mary Boleyn remained at the French court, where she became a lady in waiting to the new queen, Claude, the wife of Louis’s son François”
Claude was indeed the wife of [...]
Katherine Swynford’s Decendents
While reading a new book I picked up, Royal Affairs by Leslie Carroll, I came across a woman by the name of Katherine Swynford. Katherine was famously known as John of Gaunt’s Mistress, whom he eventually married after the death of his second wife. This caused a fuss among the aristocracy of their time. But [...]
Martha Carrier
“…I am wronged. It is a shameful thing that
you should mind these folks that are out of
their wits.”
Martha Carrier
1643 – August 19,1692
Cher
“The trouble with some women is they get all excited about nothing – and then they marry him.”
Cher
American Singer Songwriter