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Mary Fitton (or Fytton) (baptised 25 June 1578 – 1647) was an Elizabethan gentlewoman who became a maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth. She is noted for her scandalous affairs with William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Leveson, and others. She is considered by some to be the "Dark Lady" of Shakespeare's sonnets.
The White Queen received generally positive reviews after airing on the Starz network on 10 August 2013. Joanne Ostrow of The Denver Post described the drama as "Sexy, empowering and violent". [57] Linda Stasi of the New York Post agreed that the programme was a hit, saying "The White Queen [is] a royal winner". [58]
It tells the story of Elizabeth Woodville, queen consort of King Edward IV of England. [1] [2] [3] The 2013 BBC One television series The White Queen is a 10-part adaptation of Gregory's novels The White Queen, The Red Queen (2010) and The Kingmaker's Daughter (2012), and features Rebecca Ferguson as Elizabeth Woodville. [4]
A white lady ghost reportedly appeared in 1486, 1540, 1554 and 1677 as a harbinger of misfortune. [9] A variation of the tale holds that the white lady of the Plassenburg is the unfortunate widow Bertha of Rosenberg from Bohemia, overthrown by the heathen Perchta. [10]
Mary Queen of Scots was the cousin of Queen Elizabeth I. She was imprisoned for 19 years in various castles in England. After being found to be plotting against Elizabeth, letters in code written ...
Bueltmann, A. J. White Queen of the Cannibals: The Story of Mary Slessor. Moody Press, Chicago. Gruffydd, Gan Ceridwen Brenhines Y Diffeithwch (Mary Slessor) Llundain, in Welsh, 1926. Hardage, Jeanette (2010), Mary Slessor Everybody's Mother, Lutterworth Press, ISBN 978-0-7188-9185-5. Mcfarlan, Donald (1961). White Queen: The Story of Mary ...
Margot Robbie portrayed Queen Elizabeth I in the 2018 movie Mary Queen of Scots — and was nearly unrecognizable in the role. The actress told PEOPLE that Elizabeth’s striking look was ...
But, Queen Elizabeth, a protestant, viewed Mary, a Catholic, as a threat because many English Catholics considered Mary to be the rightful monarch, researchers wrote. So, instead of offering her ...