In this episode for History Rage, I vent about the unfairness of Mary’s historical moniker. You can listen to the episode here. From the History Rage episode description: Get ready to ignite your historical curiosity! Host Paul Bavill welcomes early modern historian and teacher of history and politics, Dr. Johanna Strong, to confront the mythsContinue reading “Bloody No More: Reassessing Mary I with Dr Johanna Strong”
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Review of “Young Elizabeth: Princess. Prisoner. Queen.”
Review of Nicola Tallis, Young Elizabeth: Princess. Prisoner. Queen (London: Michael O’Mara Books, 2024). The review is open-access and is available via the Royal Studies Journal here.
“Queenship and Cross-Confessional Identities” Cluster
This Cluster for the Royal Studies Journal was co-edited with Amy Saunders. The Cluster brings together scholarship from around the world examining the role of religion and cross-confessional identity in the practice of queenship. The Cluster is open-access and can be accessed here.
Happily (N)ever After?: Mary I and Philip of Spain in Winchester
Join me on 20 November at 7pm GMT for my discussion of Mary I’s wedding at Winchester Cathedral and an examination of her marriage and its effect on England. This webinar is hosted by the Hampshire Archives Trust and tickets can be booked here.
Queen Emma of Normandy: Much More Than a Wife (Part 1)
In this Hampshire Histbites episode, I speak to Dr Steven Bishop about Queen Emma of Normandy and her role as queen. You can listen to the episode on the Hampshire Histbites Buzzsprout page.
Review of “Habsburg England: Politics and Religion in the Reign of Philip I (1554-1558)”
Review of Gonzalo Velasco Berenguer, Habsburg England: Politics and Religion in the Reign of Philip I (1554-1558) (Leiden: Brill, 2023). You can read the review via the Royal Studies Journal website here.
“Redesigning, Reinterpreting and Revisiting London’s National Portrait Gallery”
This is an exhibition review of the re-opened National Portrait Gallery in London, UK. This work was co-authored with Dr Amy Saunders for The Court Historian.
“The New Historia” Schema on Mary I
My schema on Mary I can be accessed on The New Historia website here.
Comparing Queens: Jane and Mary
Mary I (r. 1553-1558) is often referred to as the first queen regnant of England, but it can be convincingly argued that she is the second, if not the third, following in Matilda (r.February-November 1141) and Jane’s (r. July 1553) paths. At her accession to the throne, throughout her reign, and even after her deathContinue reading “Comparing Queens: Jane and Mary”
Mary I, Parts 1 & 2 (“Infinite Women”)
In these episodes, I join Allison Tyra on “Infinite Women” to talk about Mary I’s childhood, religious reforms, accession to the throne, queenship, and legacy. Part 1 and Part 2 are available now.
Dr Johanna Strong 