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Robyn Atcheson, BA, MA, PhD

Fee £100.00 (concession rate £80.00) - fee will amend when you select the appropriate fee rate below.

Autumn 2026

10 weekly sessions on Thursdays 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm, starting 1 October

This course looks at remarkable women from the Tudor court who scandalised society with their romantic relationships. It will look at women close to the throne including the known mistresses of Henry VIII, the Tudor princesses who married for love and the romantic entanglements of the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I. The lesser-known sisters of Lady Jane Grey also made shocking love matches and were both imprisoned as a result. In this course, we'll delve into the Tudor ideals of courtly love and how women flirted with and sometimes overstepped the boundaries placed on them in the 16th century.

This class will take place on QUB campus

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