Oh, I love weird historical historical dramas. That led me to an article about the play, which I read (well, skimmed) with increasing glee.
I came across a mention of said play in Emma Donoghue’s Passions Between Women (I am all for lesbian history books these days) and after reading it was set in the Wars of the Roses immediately had to a) tell tumblr user sepulchralsoubrette about it b) Google it. You know, like “questionable timelines/lifespans”. This is relevant to a disproportionate quantity of my interests.
I can’t believe it’s taken me to this day to find out that there’s a 1698 play ( Queen Catharine or, The Ruines of Love by Mary Pix) in which Isabel Neville (or someone named Isabella at any rate) is torn between her lesbianism Romantic Friendship for Catherine of Valois (why not?) and her passion for George of Clarence.
