UCSB History Associates present: What Was “Royalty” in Early Modern England
Karpeles Manuscript Library 21 West Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesThe wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in June 2016 stimulated a new round of interest in and curiosity about the concept of “royalness.” Visitors to the Karpeles Library asked such questions as “will Meghan Markle ever be considered a queen,” “who gives titles of nobility” (princes, princesses, dukes, earls, etc.), and “how did […]