Suzannah Lipscomb
Historian of Tudor England and broadcaster who writes about the sixteenth century and how history is written in her newsletter Tudor Nerd Collective.
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Their wordsWhere our historical evidence is fragmentary and the archive remains quiet, learning about the experiences of women today can help us understand similar events in the past.
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Their wordsBut the hard truth is that the documents in our archives do not present a neutral history: they offer a partial version that reflects and justifies the power of those who produced them.
↗Against the Grainsuzannahlipscomb.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsWe need to question the validity of documents written by and for a minority of the population – those in power.
↗Against the Grainsuzannahlipscomb.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsThe BBC have just announced that they are cancelling Free Thinking from March. This is a travesty and, taken with all the other programmes being cancelled on Radio 4, cultural vandalism.
↗Against the Grainsuzannahlipscomb.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsSince 1272, monarchs have become sovereign immediately on the death of the previous monarch. A coronation confirms rather than confers that sovereignty.
↗Who was Legally Queen in 1553?suzannahlipscomb.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsThey both were. Each had been nominated by a previous monarch using the mechanisms outlined in the 1536 Act of Succession.
↗Who was Legally Queen in 1553?suzannahlipscomb.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsMight not right determined the monarchy in 1553.
↗Who was Legally Queen in 1553?suzannahlipscomb.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece