Mary of Burgundy was the ruling Duchesses of a vast territory, but when she came into her inheritance she faced invasions and rebellions. Luckily for her, she had a smart and sensible negotiator by her side - her stepmother, Margaret of York. These two women were able to stabilise a fractious territory and left a European legacy that lasted for centuries.

Sources/Further Reading

Weightman, Christine: Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, 1446-1503

Van Loo, Bart: The Burgundians, A Vanished Empire

Potter, G.R (ed) The New Cambridge Modern History: Volume 1, the Renaissance, 1493-1520: The Burgundian Netherlands 1477-1521

Today, Jacob: Burgundian Netherlands Court Life and Patronage https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/burgundian-netherlands-court-life-and-patronage

Wars of the Roses: Margaret of Burgundy https://www.warsoftheroses.com/people/margaret-of-york-duchess-of-burgundy/

Unofficial Royalty: Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/margaret-of-york-duchess-of-burgundy/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_York

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Burgundy

Britannica.com: Mary, Duchess of Burgundy https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-duchess-of-Burgundy

EBSCO- Mary of Burgundy https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/mary-burgundy

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Mary of Burgundy was the ruling Duchesses of a vast territory, but when she came into her inheritance she faced invasions and rebellions. Luckily for her, she had a smart and sensible negotiator by her side - her stepmother, Margaret of York. These two women were able to stabilise a fractious territory and left a European legacy that lasted for centuries.

Sources/Further Reading

Weightman, Christine: Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, 1446-1503

Van Loo, Bart: The Burgundians, A Vanished Empire

Potter, G.R (ed) The New Cambridge Modern History: Volume 1, the Renaissance, 1493-1520: The Burgundian Netherlands 1477-1521

Today, Jacob: Burgundian Netherlands Court Life and Patronage https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/burgundian-netherlands-court-life-and-patronage

Wars of the Roses: Margaret of Burgundy https://www.warsoftheroses.com/people/margaret-of-york-duchess-of-burgundy/

Unofficial Royalty: Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/margaret-of-york-duchess-of-burgundy/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_York

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Burgundy

Britannica.com: Mary, Duchess of Burgundy https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-duchess-of-Burgundy

EBSCO- Mary of Burgundy https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/mary-burgundy

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Bonnie and Clyde are sometimes viewed as a romantic story - the couple who lived life on the road, outside the norms and laws of society and without any regrets. In reality, their lives were not like this at all - neither glamorous nor romantic. It was a life of campsites and small cabins, living in their car and constantly looking over their shoulders for the police who were, eventually, only one step behind them. Bonnie Parker got swept into this life of crime, and although she (probably) didn’t kill anyone herself she was definitely an accomplice to both murder and bank robbery. She was well aware that, in choosing to stand with Clyde, she was dooming herself to a short life - but she didn’t care.

Sources/Further Reading

[Letter to Alice Sheppard describing the post-mortem condition of Bonnie Parker's body.] https://digitalcollections.smu.edu/digital/collection/gcd/id/155/

Historynet.com: Bonnie and Clydes Revenge on Eastham https://www.historynet.com/bonnie-clydes-revenge-on-eastham/

Milner, E.R: The LIves and times of Bonnie and Clyde

Treherne, J.E: The Strange History of Bonnie and Clyde

Barrow, Blanche Caldwell: My Life with Bonnie and Clyde

Gilmore, John: On the run with Bonnie and Clyde

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde

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Bonnie and Clyde are sometimes viewed as a romantic story - the couple who lived life on the road, outside the norms and laws of society and without any regrets. In reality, their lives were not like this at all - neither glamorous nor romantic. It was a life of campsites and small cabins, living in their car and constantly looking over their shoulders for the police who were, eventually, only one step behind them. Bonnie Parker got swept into this life of crime, and although she (probably) didn’t kill anyone herself she was definitely an accomplice to both murder and bank robbery. She was well aware that, in choosing to stand with Clyde, she was dooming herself to a short life - but she didn’t care.

Sources/Further Reading

[Letter to Alice Sheppard describing the post-mortem condition of Bonnie Parker's body.] https://digitalcollections.smu.edu/digital/collection/gcd/id/155/

Historynet.com: Bonnie and Clydes Revenge on Eastham https://www.historynet.com/bonnie-clydes-revenge-on-eastham/

Milner, E.R: The LIves and times of Bonnie and Clyde

Treherne, J.E: The Strange History of Bonnie and Clyde

Barrow, Blanche Caldwell: My Life with Bonnie and Clyde

Gilmore, John: On the run with Bonnie and Clyde

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde

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Charlotte Bronte always considered herself plain and awkward - but behind her plain and pious exterior was an intelligent, curious and open mind. She and her sisters grew up in rural England - a literary backwater - but they produced some of the greatest English novels. Charlotte was more than just an author - her life was one of great tragedy, unexpected marriage proposals and an uneasy relationship with her newfound fame.

Sources/Further Reading

Harman, Claire: Charlotte Bronte, A Life

Watson, Graham: The Invention of Charlotte Bronte

Gaskell, Elizabeth: The Life of Charlotte Bronte

Talbot, Dean: Charlotte Bronte Statistics https://wordsrated.com/charlotte-bronte-statistics/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Bront%C3%AB

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Charlotte Bronte always considered herself plain and awkward - but behind her plain and pious exterior was an intelligent, curious and open mind. She and her sisters grew up in rural England - a literary backwater - but they produced some of the greatest English novels. Charlotte was more than just an author - her life was one of great tragedy, unexpected marriage proposals and an uneasy relationship with her newfound fame.

Sources/Further Reading

Harman, Claire: Charlotte Bronte, A Life

Watson, Graham: The Invention of Charlotte Bronte

Gaskell, Elizabeth: The Life of Charlotte Bronte

Talbot, Dean: Charlotte Bronte Statistics https://wordsrated.com/charlotte-bronte-statistics/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Bront%C3%AB

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In 1776 the work of the English parliament and law courts paused for a week to hear the unusual case of a woman being tried for bigamy. Elizabeth Chudleigh had married the Duke of Kingston, but before that she had married - and never divorced - the Earl of Bristol. The entire country was agog to see the outcome - was she a Duchess or a Countess? For Elizabeth, there was more at stake than just a title - her husband the Duke had left her an enormous fortune, and his relatives wanted it back.

Sources/Further Reading:

Chudleigh, Elizabeth: An Authentic Detail of Particulars Relative to the Late Duchess of Kingston

Gervat, Claire: Elizabeth - the Scandalous Life of the Duchess of Kingston

Ostler, Catherine: The Duchess Countess, the Woman Who Scandalised 18th Century London

A Most Scandalous Lady https://janeaustenslondon.com/2016/01/22/a-most-scandalous-lady/

The Bigamous Duchess of Kingston https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/exhibitions/online/fromparchmenttopixels/duchessofkingston.aspx

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Pierrepont,_Duchess_of_Kingston-upon-Hull

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In 1776 the work of the English parliament and law courts paused for a week to hear the unusual case of a woman being tried for bigamy. Elizabeth Chudleigh had married the Duke of Kingston, but before that she had married - and never divorced - the Earl of Bristol. The entire country was agog to see the outcome - was she a Duchess or a Countess? For Elizabeth, there was more at stake than just a title - her husband the Duke had left her an enormous fortune, and his relatives wanted it back.

Sources/Further Reading:

Chudleigh, Elizabeth: An Authentic Detail of Particulars Relative to the Late Duchess of Kingston

Gervat, Claire: Elizabeth - the Scandalous Life of the Duchess of Kingston

Ostler, Catherine: The Duchess Countess, the Woman Who Scandalised 18th Century London

A Most Scandalous Lady https://janeaustenslondon.com/2016/01/22/a-most-scandalous-lady/

The Bigamous Duchess of Kingston https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/exhibitions/online/fromparchmenttopixels/duchessofkingston.aspx

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Pierrepont,_Duchess_of_Kingston-upon-Hull

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Nancy Wake was a New Zealand born Australian journalist working in France when Germany invaded her beloved adopted country. Unwilling to watch as France became overrun with foreign soldiers, she joined up with the secret band of guerrilla fighters known as the French Resistance. Embedded with a group of fighters in the mountains of Central France, Nancy played an invaluable role in obtaining weapons and money for the Resistance as well as laying explosives and leading a charge on a machine gun station.

Sources/Further Reading

Fitzsimmons, Peter: Nancy Wake - A Biography of Our Greatest War Heroine

Wake, Nancy: The White Mouse

Braddon, Russell: Nancy Wake - SOE’s greatest Heroine

The Story of Nancy Wake https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/nancy-wake/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wake

Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P332

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Nancy Wake was a New Zealand born Australian journalist working in France when Germany invaded her beloved adopted country. Unwilling to watch as France became overrun with foreign soldiers, she joined up with the secret band of guerrilla fighters known as the French Resistance. Embedded with a group of fighters in the mountains of Central France, Nancy played an invaluable role in obtaining weapons and money for the Resistance as well as laying explosives and leading a charge on a machine gun station.

Sources/Further Reading

Fitzsimmons, Peter: Nancy Wake - A Biography of Our Greatest War Heroine

Wake, Nancy: The White Mouse

Braddon, Russell: Nancy Wake - SOE’s greatest Heroine

The Story of Nancy Wake https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/nancy-wake/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wake

Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P332

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