Category: Historical Figures

• Historical Figures: Alice Chaucer, Lady of the Garter

  

  One of the most famous writers from the medieval period is Geoffrey Chaucer. He lived between the 1340s and 1400 and most famously wrote The Canterbury Tales. He was also the first writer to be buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. However, he had a granddaughter named Alice who was born a few years…

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  August 11, 2020

  Historical Figures, Women’s History

  Fifteenth Century, history, Lady of the Garter, Medieval England, Medieval Europe, Medieval History, Medieval Women, Wars of the Roses, Women’s History

• Royal Witches: From Joan of Navarre to Elizabeth Woodville

  

  As the author of Just History Posts, I have very exciting news to share with you all: I have written a book! It will be released on 1st October 2019 by the History Press, but it is available now for pre-order! *update – out now!* The book is called Royal Witches: From Joan of Navarre to…

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  April 3, 2019

  Historical Figures, Miscellaneous, Royal People, Witchcraft, Women’s History

  Author, Book, English History, English Queens, history, History Author, History Book, Medieval England, Medieval History, Medieval Witchcraft, Non-Fiction, Queens, Royal History, Royal Women, Witchcraft

• Historical Figures: Ada Lovelace, The First Computer Programmer

  

  I have been meaning to write about Ada Lovelace for a very long time, and as today is Ada Lovelace day I figured what better excuse to start my new series on important historical figures of the past with her. The day falls on the second Tuesday of every October, and was founded in 2009…

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  October 9, 2018

  Historical Figures, Women’s History

  Ada Lovelace, Ada Lovelace Day, Computer, history, nineteenthcentury, Science, Science History, STEM, Victorian, Victorian England, Women, Women in STEM, Women’s History