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Lady Anne Mary Carr (née Somerset, born 21 January 1955) [1] is an English historian and writer. She is a recipient of the Elizabeth Longford Prize , for Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion . [ 2 ]
Anne Somerset may refer to: Anne Somerset (historian) (born 1955), English historian and writer. Anne Somerset, Countess of Northumberland (1538–1596), English noblewoman and one of the instigators of the Northern Rebellion against Elizabeth I. Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (c. 1497 – 1587), wife of Lord Protector Somerset. Category:
Madame de Montespan. The Affair of the Poisons (French: affaire des poisons) was a major murder scandal in France during the reign of King Louis XIV. Between 1677 and 1682, a number of prominent members of the aristocracy were implicated and sentenced on charges of poisoning and witchcraft. The scandal reached into the inner circle of the king.
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James VI and I certainly enjoyed the company of handsome young men, sometimes shared his bed with his favourites and was often passionate in his expressions of love for them. [ 1 ] James was married to Anne of Denmark, with whom he fathered eight children. He railed fiercely against sodomy. [ 2 ]: 1073.
John Collinson FSA (19 July 1757 – 27 August 1793) was an English cleric, antiquarian]and historian. He is best known for his three-volume history of Somerset which he published at the age of 34, two years before his death, and which earned him the title of "the Somerset historian". [1]
Mary devises a plan with Sir David and Queen Anne, who despise the Earl of Somerset, to bring George front and centre at the king's court. Though George is knighted and joins the king's favoured men, the Earl of Somerset senses the plans to oust him and warns George to be wary. Mary begins visiting a local prostitute, Sandie, with a secret past.
Early life. Anne Somerset was born in 1673, the third daughter and youngest child of Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester and Mary Somerset ( née Capell), a botanist and gardener. Her father became the first Duke of Beaufort in 1682. [ 3] Her mother was the daughter of the 1st Baron Capell of Hadham and the widow of Henry Seymour, Lord ...