The Daughters Of Jacquetta Of Luxembourg And Richard Woodville, Baron Rivers

the daughters of jacquetta of luxembourg and richard woodville, baron rivers

Anne watching Elizabeth dance (The Tudors, S4 E3)

…In any case I have something for you.

Dr de Puebla provided a convenient scapegoat for Catherine at all times when the real culprit, apart from Henry VII, was her own father for failing to deliver the dowry. Given Catherine's adoration for Ferdinand [...] blaming Dr de Puebla provided a useful safety valve.

Antonia Fraser

History Meme: List of Favorite Women throughout History–Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of France & England (c. 1122 – April 1, 1204)

Although Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen of France and later England, lived at a time when women as individuals had few significant rights, she was nevertheless the key political figure of the 12th century. At the age of fifteen she inherited one-quarter of modern-day France, but since women were thought unfit to rule, her land as well as her person were delegated to the custody of men. Her whole life thereafter became a struggle for the independence & political power that circumstances had denied her, although few of her contemporaries could realized this.

Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography by Marion Meade

Jane was also an expert needlewoman and well over a hundred years after her death, her embroidery work was still preserved in the royal collection. In 1647, during the reign of Charles I, the king passed a number of items connected to the Seymour family back to William Seymour, Marquis of Hertford, including 'a bed of needlework with a chair and cushions, said to be wrought by the queen, Lady Jane Seymour.'

Elizabeth Norton