@SusanAbernethy2

Author and Historian. Book now available: https://xitter.cf/t.co/T0yGT7X5yt

 Denver CO
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Joined May 2012
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New History Hit Gone Medieval Podcast: The Women Who Ruled Burgundy, and Europe podchaser.com/podcasts/gone-…
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Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan, died on this day in 1468 thefreelancehistorywriter.co…
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Desiderius Erasmus, humanist and author, was born some time in October 1466 thefreelancehistorywriter.co…
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The Valois Dukes of Burgundy could not have acquired their empire without the aid and support of their women. Find out more here: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pr…

The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe

The formation of the Burgundian Empire by the four Valois Dukes of Burgundy would not have happened without the formidable royal and aristocratic women in their

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Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots, died on this day in 1327 thefreelancehistorywriter.co…
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#OTD in 1312, Duke Jan II of Brabant and Limburg died at the Castle of Tervuren near Brussels. Before his death he issued the Charter of Kortenberg, a milestone in European constitutional history.
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The Word Renaissance: Meaning, History, & Cultural Impact thecollector.com/what-does-t…
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Catherine de Valois, Queen of England and grandmother of King Henry VII of England, was born on this day in 1401 thefreelancehistorywriter.co…
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Aethelstan, Anglo-Saxon King of England, died on this day in 939 thefreelancehistorywriter.co…
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The fantastic well preserved chasuble of Jean Chevrot, Bishop of Tournai (1395-1460). A powerful man, he also served as Lord President of Phlip the Good's Council. Our Lady Cathedral, Tournai, Belgium. (Photos: Wikimedia Commons)
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Alfred the Great, Anglo-Saxon King of Wessex, died on this day in 899 thefreelancehistorywriter.co…

Alfred the Great, Anglo-Saxon King of Wessex

“Therefore a man never attains virtue and excellence through his power; rather he attains power and authority through his virtue… Study wisdom, therefore, and when you have learned it, do not negle…

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Elizabeth I’s half-brother? Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon historyofparliament.com/2026…
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Mythical Creatures: Medieval Unicorns in Europe justhistoryposts.com/2025/07…
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The Last Fatal English Duel in England voyagerofhistory.wordpress.c…
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#OTD in 1555, tired Emperor Charles V abdicated as Lord of the Habsburg Netherlands. The ceremony took place in the grand Aula Magna at the Coudenberg Palace in Brussels. His Son Philip became the new Lord of one of Europe’s most urbanised and wealthiest areas.
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Queen Jane Seymour died on this day in 1537 from complications of childbirth thefreelancehistorywriter.co…
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Artist Rosa Bonheur thegoodlifefrance.com/artist…
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The History of Tutbury Castle thefreelancehistorywriter.co…
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The most powerful young man in Europe: young Charles V. By Jan van Bettel (1517/18). Hof van Busleyden, Mechelen, Belgium.
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The Wild West of Papal Conclaves daily.jstor.org/the-wild-wes…
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Rise of a Dynasty: The Growth of England During the Reigns of King Henry VII and King Henry VIII thefreelancehistorywriter.co…
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