13 MEDIEVAL MORE QUEENS

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MARCH 2021

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1916 SHAMROCKS FOR SOLDIERS Women sell shamrocks in

THINGS WE LEARNED THIS MONTH....

RECENT HISTORY HEADLINES THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE

King Henry VII authorises John Cabot to explore unknown lands

The Italian explorer John Cabot made history when

The Corn Laws

WHAT WERE THE CORN LAWS? e most infamous

Q&A YOU ASK, WE ANSWER

HISTORY’S GREATEST CONUNDRUMS AND MYSTERIES SOLVED

TV, FILM & RADIO

THE LATEST DOCUMENTARIES, BLOCKBUSTERS A ND PERIOD DRAMAS

EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

WHAT TO SEE AND WHERE TO VISIT IN THE WIDER WORLD OF HISTORY

BOOKS & PODC ASTS

THIS MONTH’S BEST HISTORICAL READS AND LISTENS

HISTORICAL FICTION...

Daughters of the Night

CROSSWORD

TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR HISTORICAL PUZZLE EVERY ISSUE

LETTERS

STARTING YOUNG My name is Rae. I like

PHOTO FINISH

ARRESTING IMAGES FROM THE ANNALS OF THE PAST

YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO  MEDIEVAL QUEENS

ALAMY X2, GETTY IMAGES X5 The medieval period

9 QUEENS MEDIEVAL YOU (PROBABLY) HAVEN’T HEARD OF

We take a look at some of the less-familiar female rulers and monarchs from the medieval period

MEDIEVAL QUEENS AND FAMILY

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT

IN PROFILE PHILIPPA OF HAINAULT

THE IDEAL CO NSORT

MEDIEVAL QUEENS AND POWER

Dr Elena Woodacre answers key questions about the extent to which royal women exerted their influence during the Middle Age s 

ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE

THE POWERFUL DYNAST

THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MATILDA...

They may not have all been crowned, but four remarkable women – each bearing the same forename – would come to wield exceptional influence over England during the 11th and 12th centuries. Catherine Capel tells their stories

MEDIEVAL QUEENS AND IMAGE

Dr Elena Woodacre shines a spotlight on the ways in which female rulers chose to portray themselves – and how others perceived them

ISABELLA OF FRANCE

THE MASTER POL ITICIAN

MARGARET OF ANJOU

SHAKESPEARE’S  ‘SHE-WOLF OF FRANCE’

GET HOOKED

If we’ve whetted your appetite for all things queenly, why not explore the topic further with our pick of books, films and more

SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE AND THE CASE OF GEORGE EDALJI

e Great Wyrley killings of 1903 had all the classic trappings of a Sherlock Holmes story. So when the man convicted of the crimes sought to prove his innocence, it only made sense that he turn to the detective’s famous creator, writes Shrabani Basu

MICHELANGELO: RENAISSANCE MAN

From his statue of David to the paintings that adorn the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s work still inspires awe. Jonny Wilkes explores the life of the Italian genius

IMAGES OF I NDEPENDENCE

In 1958, photographer Todd Webb was tasked by the United Nations to document images of industrial progress in Africa. What he found was a continent in flux: calls for independence were growing ever louder, while the grip of imperialism was steadily weakening.  Webb’s extraordinary images – some of which are shown here – have recently been published in a new book

WHAT IF... THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS ESCALATED?

Jonny Wilkes talks to Professor Mark White about how the world stood on the brink of World War III and nuclear Armageddon – all it needed was a single push