medievalpoc:

simonalkenmayer:

jgraydingler:

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Simply perfection.

so just imagine how much these factors shape our interpretations of historical evidence. 😉

The only issue I have with this tweet thread is I think it’s a stretch to say that 17th century folks didn’t think queens could reproduce. Otherwise there wouldn’t have been such a campaign to get Elizabeth a suitor and pregnant with an heir in the first place.