Template:Did you know nominations/Theodora Porphyrogenita (11th century)

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:40, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

Theodora Porphyrogenita (11th century)

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... that the second reign of Empress Theodora, commencing when she was aged 74, was noted for its firm administration? Source: Treadgold, Warren T. (1997), A History of the Byzantine State and Society, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, ISBN 9780804726306, p. 596–7; Kazhdan, Alexander, ed. (1991). The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-504652-8, p. 329; Garland, Lynda (1999). Byzantine Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium, AD 527–1204. London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-14688-3, p. 166–7.
- ALT1:... that Theodora was dragged from a monastry and forced to become Empress of the Byzantine Empire against her will? Source: Norwich, John Julius (1993), Byzantium: The Apogee, London: Penguin, ISBN 0-14-011448-3, p. 298–9

Reviewed: Up to date with QPQ. Cashing in Vjekoslav Luburić

Improved to Good Article status by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 22:54, 27 June 2018 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Both hooks are approved per AGF-- absolutely love the second one for interest purposes but first one is good too. Great work! Nomader (talk) 02:44, 4 July 2018 (UTC)