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Isabella of France
Isabella of France (c. 1292-1358) was the queen consort of Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327). After heading a coup to overthrow her husband, she ruled as regent for their young son, Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377) until he forced her...
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Sutra Inscribed Tablet
A clay tablet carrying a sutra inscription. From Komachizuka Sutra Mound, Tanga, Uraguchi-cho, Ise-she, Mie, Japan. Heian Period, dated 1174 CE. Important Cultural Property. (Tokyo National Museum)
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Isabella of France Arrives in Paris
Meeting between Isabella of France, Queen of England, and her brother, Charles IV of France, in 1325, illustration from Froissart's Chronicles, c. 1475.
National Library of France, Paris.
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Isabella of France and Her Army
Isabella of France and her army with the body of Hugh Despenser in the background, illustration from a 15th-century manuscript by Jean Pichore, Royal MS 15 E IV, f. 316v.
British Library, London.
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Isabella of France
Isabella of France, Detail from an illustration in the Grandes Chroniques de France (Français 6465, fol. 338v.) by Jean Fouquet, Tours, c. 1455-1460.
National Library of France, Paris.
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Christiane Desroches Noblecourt - Strong as the Stones she was able to move
Her name echoes down the corridors, in classrooms and in books, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt was a great French Egyptologist and, in the opinion of the writer, a woman strong and determined enough to have been the first female to direct...
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She-wolf mosaic
Mosaic depicting the She-wolf with Romulus and Remus, inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome. From Aldborough (UK), about 300-400 CE (Leeds City Museum).
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Adrienne Lazazzera on why she is an archaeologist!
Adrienne Lazazzera is an anthropologist, archaeologist and martial artist. By nature and by profession, she is curious, adventurous and inquisitive. She loves puzzles and has the tenacity to pursue a question to it roots along all avenues...
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Who was Margery Kempe and what sort of woman was she?
Anthony Bale, editor of the new Oxford World’s Classics edition of The Book of Margery Kempe, describes the life of a remarkably unremarkable medieval woman. http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199686643.do Anthony Bale studied at the...
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Irregular Unions: Clandestine Marriage in Early Modern English Literature
Katharine Cleland's study of clandestine marriage in Irregular Unions: Clandestine Marriage in Early Modern English Literature enhances readers' understanding of such marriage by showing its literary importance. As Cleland argues, the three...