Thwarted Affairs: Henry VIII's Niece, An Incomplete Marriage, and Some Petulant Poetry About Power

Thwarted Affairs: Henry VIII's Niece, An Incomplete Marriage, and Some Petulant Poetry About Power
Presented by Rebecca M. Quoss-Moore, Ph.D., assistant professor of Early Modern British Literature at the University of Central Oklahoma.
At 21 years old, Margaret Douglas chose a disastrous moment to attempt a clandestine marriage under her uncle's royal nose; the poor timing, on the heels of Anne Boleyn's execution, resulted in her imprisonment and her partner's death. In the poetry she wrote around this moment, Douglas expresses a fascinating relationship to the crown, to Henry VIII, and to her culture's ideals of love and social conduct. We'll get a glimpse into one (very powerful) woman's personal reaction to the events of 1536—and hear about some of the lesser-known casualties of Henry VIII's decline into tyranny.

Seating at 6:15pm, Lecture starts at 6:30pm
Norman Public Library CENTRAL, 103 W Acres St, Norman, OK 73069, Oklahoma/Redbud Room, third floor

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https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/91497925617
Meeting ID 914 9792 5617

The Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series is cosponsored by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies University of Oklahoma.
Come learn more about the middle ages just for the fun of learning! No papers, no test, just interesting information about life long ago.
This event is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Norman Arts Council Hotel Tax Grant Program.