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David Starkey, Aberfan, and Acts of God: A Rebuttal

This blog exists, in part, due to David Starkey. Young me was studying at a time when Starkey was considered the absolute authority on Tudor history. He’d written a definitive study of Elizabeth I and had yet to call Catherine Howard a ‘silly little slut’. This week, he appeared on GB News (no comment) for… Read More David Starkey, Aberfan, and Acts of God: A Rebuttal

October 19, 2021 Sarah2 Comments

Sidelining Jane Seymour

Recently I watched The Last Days of Anne Boleyn, part of the BBC Tudor season. It is a documentary but also a debate between historians and authors of historical fiction, trying to piece together what happened to cause Anne Boleyn’s downfall and the events of her last days. While looking at the hows, whys and… Read More Sidelining Jane Seymour

June 23, 2013November 16, 2021 Sarah8 Comments

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