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Witches vertelt een bijzonder verhaal over heksen en de heren van Kasteel Belvoir, gelegen in Leicestershire, Engeland. De zesde graaf (17e eeuw) van Rutland die in het kasteel woonde, verloor zijn twee jonge zonen, zogezegd door hekserij en magie. De auteur komt tot de opvallende conclusie dat deze mysterieuze dood echter niet magisch van aard was, maar dat er zeer waarschijnlijk een heuse hofintrige aan ten grondslag lag. Met andere woorden: een moordcomplot dat vierhonderd jaar verborgen bleef!Het is moeilijk gebleken om alle omstandigheden juist te reconstrueren, vooral omdat er totaal geen rechtsdocumenten overgebleven zijn. Doorheen deze reconstructie beschrijft de auteur het gemeenschapsleven in de streek van Leicester en werpt een licht op de vormen van bijgeloof en irrationele angst die tot de bloedige heksenvervolgingen konden leiden. Margaret en Philippa Flower waren daarvan de slachtoffers. Zij moesten opdraaien voor een moord die zij wellicht niet pleegden.

Esoteric sciences --- History --- History --- Witches --- Magic --- Book --- Nobility --- anno 1600-1699 --- United Kingdom

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Borman's biography reveals a woman who was far more than the mistress to King George II. She was a dedicated patron of the arts, a lively and talented intellectual, a victim of violence and adultery, and a passionate advocate for the rights of women. Above all she is portrayed as a woman of reason in the Age of Reason.

Countesses --- George --- Howard, Henrietta, --- Relations with women. --- Great Britain --- Great Britain --- Great Britain --- Kings and rulers --- Paramours --- Court and courtiers --- History

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BRITISH & IRISH HISTORY. 'I do not live in a corner. A thousand eyes see all I do.' Elizabeth I. The Tudor monarchs were constantly surrounded by an army of attendants, courtiers and ministers. Even in their most private moments, they were accompanied by a servant specifically appointed for the task. A groom of the stool would stand patiently by as Henry VIII performed his daily purges, and when Elizabeth I retired for the evening, one of her female servants would sleep at the end of her bed. These attendants knew the truth behind the glamorous exterior. They saw the tears shed by Henry VII upon the death of his son Arthur. They knew the tragic secret behind 'Bloody' Mary's phantom pregnancies. And they saw the 'crooked carcass' beneath Elizabeth I's carefully applied makeup, gowns and accessories. It is the accounts of these eyewitnesses, as well as a rich array of other contemporary sources that historian Tracy Borman has examined more closely than ever before.

Monarchy --- History --- Tudor, House of. --- Great Britain --- Great Britain --- Kings and rulers --- History. --- History

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