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Hormonal and Gynaecological Health: Tudor Daughters
Since the fifteenth century, the physical health of the Tudor Queens has been long discussed. As pressure mounted to expand the Tudor dynasty, the conversations surrounding their health often focused on their fertility whether it was from the King, nobles, and later, historians. Naturally, historians have focused on their pregnancies due to the significant impact…
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Eight of my favourite women in history
Women have always had important roles, from those who were working class to literal queens. They have always had a place in history yet are so often overlooked. There are so many historical women who have such fascinating stories and so many of my personal favourites. To celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day,…
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The First Black American Vampire
Bram Stoker’s Dracula is possibly one of the most famous vampire stories. But did you know that there was a short story about a Black vampire published decades before Bram Stoker stepped into the vampire world? Published in 1819, seventy-eight years before Dracula, The Black Vampyre: A Legend of St.Domingo was written by Uriah Derick…
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The 18th Century Black General
Did you know that the father of Alexandre Dumas, author of The Three Musketeers, was a Black General who worked with Napoleon Bonaparte? Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was born in 1762 to an enslaved Black woman, Marie-Cessette Dumas, and to a white Frenchman, Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Dumas was taken…
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Duleep Singh sisters: The Indian Suffragettes
Bamba, Catherine and Sophia were the daughters of the last Maharaja (king/ruler) of the Sikh Empire, Duleep Singh. Their mother was Bamba Müller, the first wife of the ruler, who died in 1887. Duleep Singh was born in 1838 and became the Maharaja in Punjab when he was five years old. But just five years…
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Hidden History by Eesha 