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Claire | September 28, 2009
Today’s article has been written exclusively for The Elizabeth Files by novelist Jeane Westin, writer of “The Virgin’s Daughters: In the Court of Elizabeth I”. Thank you so much, Jeane, for giving us this insight into the relationship between Elizabeth and her “Robin”.
Did they or didn’t they? Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, the Earl
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Claire | September 25, 2009
In Wednesday’s episode of “Elizabeth’s Women” on BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week programme, the roles and duties of Elizabeth’s ladies were discussed, and today’s episode also focuses on Elizabeth’s ladies and the relationships the Queen had with them as she aged.
Witches
Tracy Borman writes of how Sir Walter Raleigh (or Ralegh) had concluded that
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Claire | September 24, 2009
Today’s episode of BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week on “Elizabeth’s Women” by Tracy Borman focused on Chapter 12 of the book – The “Bosom Serpent” – which details how Elizabeth I dealt with Mary Stuart (Mary Queen of Scots).
There were various plots and rebellions during Elizabeth’s reign that Mary Stuart was connected to.
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Claire | September 23, 2009
Today’s episode of BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week, featuring “Elizabeth’s Women” by Tracy Borman, was mainly about Elizabeth’s household, the ladies who attended her. The programme also mentioned Elizabeth’s lavish coronation which was based on Anne Boleyn’s coronation which took place just over 25 years earlier – you can read about that over
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Claire | September 22, 2009
Today’s episode of BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week, featuring “Elizabeth’s Women” by Tracy Borman, is about the two women that brought Elizabeth up – Katherine Ashley and Katherine Parr (Catherine Parr).
In 1549, Elizabeth quoted the following words from St Gregory in a letter to Edward Seymour, Lord Protector of England:
“We are more bound
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Claire | September 21, 2009
As you know, if you have read my posts over the last week, Tracy Borman has just written a book on Elizabeth I called “Elizabeth’s Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen”. As the book has just been published, Borman is doing the publicity rounds and has been doing interviews and talks, and her
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Claire | September 19, 2009
Title: BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week “Elizabeth’s Women”
Location: BBC Radio 4
Link out: BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week Website – You can listen live on the site or catch up with recordings.
Description: Emma Fielding reads from Tracy Borman’s biography of Elizabeth I, which explores the relationships she had with the women in
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Claire | September 18, 2009
I’ve just been listening to a BBC History Magazine interview with Tracy Borman, writer of “Elizabeth’s Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen”, which takes as its theme Elizabeth I’s jealous streak. It really is an interesting interview and well worth a listen – you can either download it from iTunes (BBC History Magazine
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Claire | September 16, 2009
I’ve just pre-ordered Tracy Borman’s new book, “Elizabeth’s Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen”, after hearing an interview with Borman on BBC Radio 4’s “Woman’s Hour”. If Borman’s book is as interesting as the interview, then it’s going to be a great read!
You can download the interview from iTunes – just search for
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Claire | September 14, 2009
Tracey Saxon from Charlottesville, Virginia! Well done, Tracey, a $20 voucher will be emailed to you.
Before I publish Tracey’s article, I just want to explain that all of the articles were judged by a panel of 5 judges who ranged from an ex headteacher with a degree in history to someone who knew nothing about
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