800 years ago, Matilda came within a hair's breadth of being the first woman to be crowned queen of England in her own right. Castor explores how Matilda reached this point and why her bid for the ...
In a world determined to sideline her, Empress Matilda tested the medieval world's understanding of who could rule.
There have been only eight reigning queens in the history of the British monarchy Stephanie Kaloi is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She has also written ...
During the Middle Ages, the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham was one of the major pilgrimage sites in the world The statue of Our Lady of Walsingham stands in the Slipper Chapel, Walsingham, Norfolk, ...
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