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	Margaret of Austria: Governor of the Netherlands and Early 16th-Century Europe's Greatest Diplomat by Rozsa Gaston (Goodreads Author), Géza von Habsburg (Foreword), Susan Abernethy (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.26 avg rating — 488 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charles II’s Portuguese Queen: The Legacy of Catherine of Braganza 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Medieval Mystery Plays ~ A guest post by Toni Mount

The Freelance History Writer is pleased to welcome back Toni Mount, author of the medieval based Seb Foxley adventures. The Medieval Mystery Plays In my new Seb Foxley adventure, The Colour of Darkness, it is midsummer in medieval London, a time often celebrated with the performance of a cycle of mystery plays, telling the Bible […]

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Inglorious Rebellion: The Jacobite Risings of 1708, 1715 and 1719

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Susan Abernethy and 2 other people liked Heidi Malagisi's review of The Formidable Women who Shaped Medieval Europe: Power and Patronage at the Burgundian Court: "Throughout European history, we tend to think about the countries as a whole when it comes to the political sphere of influence. We think of the big countries like France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, and England as having the most impact, but we " Read more of this review »
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Andrea’s research is meticulous, and she obviously went to great lengths to explore the archives to find intriguing nuggets about Barbara’s life. She also investigates and reports on all the many interrelationships between Barbara Villiers and numero ...more
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