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The Ladies of Llangolen, “the two most celebrated virgins in Europe”: Lesbian Lovers or Queer Eccentrics? Eleanor Charlotte Butler

The Ladies of Llangolen, “the two most celebrated virgins in Europe”: Lesbian Lovers or Queer Eccentrics?

Wikimedia Commons Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Charlotte Butler were the renowned Ladies of Llangolen—two upper class Irish women whose desire to live toge…

In Pictures: the Beautiful Gardens of Hampton Court Palace Hampton Court Palace

In Pictures: the Beautiful Gardens of Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace , today the oldest remaining Tudor palace in England, boasts of its internationally-renowned gardens that span 60 acres of formal garde…

Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal, The Uncrowned First Lady of Austria Archduchess Isabella of Austria

Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal, The Uncrowned First Lady of Austria

A portrait of Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria by Heinrich von Angeli. Doña Maria Teresa da Imaculada Conceição Fernanda Eulália Leopoldina Adelai…

In Pictures: Blair Castle, the Seat of the Dukes of Atholl Blair Castle

In Pictures: Blair Castle, the Seat of the Dukes of Atholl

One of the most impressive castles in Scotland, Blair Casle near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland, teems with history that spanned fro…

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