Why the Tudors fell for courtly love
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The Trap of Courtly Love
Courtly love seemed to elevate women, but it placed a huge limitation on them too. There was talk of the pastime in the queen's chambers - music and dancing. flirtatious remarks exchanged between anne and certain of the male courtiers. But taken the wrong way, they could be used by Thomas cromwell against her. When she dies, when she's beheaded, she is beheaded by a french swordsman. How does that connect a courtly love?
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