Romancing the Throne: The Women who Scandalised the Tudor Court
[OLE3264]

Robyn Atcheson, BA, MA, PhD 

Autumn 2024 

10 weekly sessions on Tuesdays 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 will 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. 

Fee £92.00 (concession rate £66.00) 

10 CATS Points (Level 1) 

This class will take place on QUB campus 

Concession: The concession rate is available for those who are in receipt of State Benefits (including pension), or are full-time students, part or full-time Queen’s students or are members of University staff holding a valid staff card:

Course: Full RateConcession Rate