In an age of contouring, baking, brows and plumped lips, it is difficult to imagine that societies throughout history have been as beauty obsessed as we are today. Certainly, what constituted ‘beauty’ has been redefined almost continually throughout history, but, nevertheless, ideals and expectations have governed the ways in which women especially have felt about…
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Six Reasons To Love Cleopatra VIII
Now, although we could jabber on about Anne Boleyn all day, we decided to take a break from both jabbering on about the Tudors…and talking altogether! New Contributor, Annelise Baer, has taken the reigns from us and reveals the six reasons behind her love for Cleopatra! Elizabeth Taylor, Theda Bara and Vivien Leigh in their…
QUIZ: Which Tudor Wife Are You?
For the next ten minutes, imagine you are a Queen of the Tudor Court, married to the tempestuous tyrant King Henry VIII. You are on a whirlwind journey that will no doubt change history. Would you have put Henry’s will first, or God’s? Would you have listened to your heart, or to your family? What…