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Just who was the real Queen Elizabeth I?

If you’ve been following my weekly videos on the Starz series “Becoming Elizabeth”, you’ll have realised that I’ve been rather…

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News – Elizabeth Norton joins the Elizabeth I event to talk about Seymour and Elizabeth, our first talk goes live, and you can join our Zoom call

I’m getting really excited about “Elizabeth I: The Life of Gloriana, the Virgin Queen”, the online event I’m running. I…

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Becoming Elizabeth – Episode 2 Part 2 with feedback from Tom Cullen and Anya Reiss

Thank you to all those who commented on my last video with their views on the Elizabeth and Seymour storyline….

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Actor Tom Cullen responds to my anger over Becoming Elizabeth’s Thomas Seymour and Elizabeth Storyline

Trigger alert: This post is on the topic of abuse and grooming. If you’ve watched my video on the second…

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Becoming Elizabeth – Episode 1 – Keep the Knife Bright – Fictions versus history

In the first of these weekly videos on the Starz series “Becoming Elizabeth”, I discuss Episode 1 “Keep your knife…

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NEW Elizabeth I online event starts with a chat about Becoming Elizabeth this week!

Did you watch the first episode of “becoming Elizabeth”? I did, and I made rather a lot of notes too!…

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The Boleyns of Hever Castle – 1 August 2021 – Owen Emmerson and Claire Ridgway

I’m so very excited! Castle Supervisor Dr Owen Emmerson and I will be talking about our very favourite historical people,…

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Elizabeth I in A Discovery of Witches

As I write this, Season 2 of A Discovery of Witches is airing in the UK on Sky and it’s…

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News from Claire – The Elizabeth Files is back!

You might remember that a few years ago our server had problems and both the main disk and back up…

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London Charterhouse

London Charterhouse is a beautiful Tudor property in London. It has been a Carthusian monastery and a Tudor mansion, and…

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Hampton Court Palace

Find out more about this beautiful Tudor palace in this video from Philippa Brewell. It’s one of the places that…

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Hatfield House

My dear friend Philippa Brewell talks about the history of Hatfield House… It’s one of the places that Philippa and…

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Elizabeth I’s Locket Ring on Display Now!

Thank you so much to Tamise for alerting me to the fact that Elizabeth I’s famous locket ring is on…

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New Book – The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown

I’m so excited! My second book, The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown, which obviously focuses on the downfall of Elizabeth I’s…

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Elizabeth I: The Secret Life

Thanks so much to Carol-Ann for letting me know about this programme which will be aired on the National Geographic…

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Musician Damon Albarn and Dr John Dee

Blur and Gorillaz front man, Damon Albarn, has just staged the premiere of “Dr Dee” at the Palace Theatre in…

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Mary Seymour, Daughter of Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour

I just wanted to share with you news of an article by historian Linda Porter in which she shares a…

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Congratulations to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and his bride Catherine Middleton on their Wedding Day!

Today, the 29th April 2011, we celebrate the wedding of Prince William, who has just been made Duke of Cambridge,…

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1611 King James Bible Found in Village Church

Just a few weeks after the magnificent Henry VIII Mural was found in a house in Somerset, an original 1611…

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Elizabeth and Robert: A Dangerous Liaison

Today, we have a guest post from C W Gorner, author of “The Last Queen”, “The Confessions of Catherine de…