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Ealdgyth and Edith: Two Queens After Hastings
The king killed at Hastings was one queen's husband and another queen's brother. Both women had been Queen of England. Only one would find a secure place in the kingdom that followed.
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Margaret of Anjou: Asking the King to Bless Their Son
She carried her infant son before his father and asked the king to bless him. He said nothing.
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Mary Tudor's Coronation, 1 October 1553: Crowning a Woman Who Ruled in Her Own Right
Two illegitimate daughters and an ex-wife arrived at the abbey to do something that had never been done before: crown a woman who would rule in her own right.
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Anne of Cleves: The Annulment of July 1540 and the King's Beloved Sister
The French Ambassador reported that Anne of Cleves had collapsed in terror when the men arrived and told her that her marriage no longer existed. The men sent to inform her said she took the news without any change of expression. She knew exactly what had happened to the wives who had fought him.