Posted in People The Reign of Elizabeth I

Happy 485th Birthday John Dee!

Today marks the 485th anniversary of the birth of one of my favourite Tudor men, John Dee. Happy 485th birthday,…

Posted in News People

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…

Posted in People The Reign of Elizabeth I

John Dee – A Biographical Sketch

I asked Robert Parry, author of “Virgin and the Crab” which has John Dee as one of its main characters,…

Posted in People

John Dee and the Telescope

One of my favourite Elizabethan characters is John Dee, the famous scholar, astrologer, astronomer, mathematician and scientist, a man who…

Posted in Anne Boleyn Elizabeth I Early Life Elizabeth I Personality Elizabeth I's Achievements Elizabeth I's Childhood Lady Elizabeth People The Reign of Elizabeth I

The Cambridge Connections – Part 2

This is the second part of author Robert Parry’s examination of the “Cambridge Connections” which Anne Boleyn gave her daughter,…

Posted in Anne Boleyn Elizabeth I Early Life Elizabeth I's Childhood Lady Elizabeth Parents People

The Cambridge Connections

Back at the beginning of May, I wrote an article entitled “The Fall of Anne Boleyn” where I mentioned the…

Posted in Anne Boleyn Elizabeth I Information Elizabeth I's Achievements Monarchy The Reign of Elizabeth I Tudor events Tudor Times

Elizabeth I’s Coronation Chart

451 years ago today, at 12pm on January 15th 1559*, Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England, a huge achievement…

Posted in Elizabeth I Books Elizabeth I Information News People Tudor Times

Superstition

Today, we are lucky enough to have another guest post by Robert Parry, author of one of my favourite historical…

Posted in Elizabeth I Books People

The Virgin, The Crab and Mythology

 Today we are honoured to have another guest post, this time from Robert Parry, author of the wonderful novel “The…

Posted in Elizabeth I Books Elizabeth I Information Elizabeth I Personality People Tudor Times

Elizabeth I’s Nativity Chart

This post has been sparked off by the wonderful novel that I’m reading at the moment – “The Virgin and…