Tag Archives: notorious women

BEAUTY, PASSION, JEALOUSY, CORRUPTION, TREACHERY, LUST

Posted on October 1, 2012 by [email protected]

Beauty, passion, jealousy, corruption, treachery, lust. It could be just another day in Washington or Hollywood; instead these are the key ingredients in a story that happened over three thousand years ago, in the Middle East. The tale was inspired … Continue reading →

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MY NAME IS HARI. MATA HARI.

Posted on August 5, 2012 by [email protected]

The life and times of one of the world’s most famous female spy Just before dawn on October 15, 1917, a woman was woken by a deputation of religious and turnkeys in the Saint-Lazare prison, just outside Paris. She was … Continue reading →

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LOLA. L-O-L-A LOLA.

Posted on July 21, 2012 by [email protected]

The Life and Times of the Inimitable Lola Montez She was one of the most notorious women of the Victorian era. She was undressed by kings and saw some things that a woman ain’t supposed to see. She even inspired … Continue reading →

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JOAN OF ARC ‘S HAIRCUT - a quick quiz

Posted on January 9, 2012 by [email protected]

On Sunday, Joan of Arc celebrated her 600th birthday. There were huge celebrations in France. She may have died six centuries ago, but she lives on in the spirit of an entire nation. Her name has been immortalized all over … Continue reading →

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Was this history’s worst woman?

Posted on December 5, 2011 by [email protected]

When  people think of bad, bad women they perhaps think of Isabella the First - the woman who commissioned Torquemada - or Bloody Queen Mary, the scourge of Protestant England. Few people have heard of Hürrem Haseki Sultan, or Roxelana, … Continue reading →

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