She was a patron of the arts, the first woman to publish an English-language play, and the first woman to publish pastoral poetry. Mary Sidney Herbert was also incredibly wily when it came to navigating the limitations and possibilities of being a woman in 16th century England.

Interview: Leslie Iwerks
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Uffizi: A Painting, A Bombing, A Restoration
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SYMHC Classics: Regulator War
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