Category: Elizabeth I’s Achievements
Elizabeth I, Gloriana, but what did she really achieve?
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…
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!…
Elizabeth I’s Act of Uniformity and Act of Supremacy – A Middle Road?
On this day in Tudor history, 8th May 1559, Queen Elizabeth I gave her approval to the Acts of Uniformity…
Elizabeth I’s Coronation – 15 January 1559
At midday on January 15th 1559, Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey – Long Live the…
30 November 1601 – Elizabeth I’s Golden Speech
On this day in history, 30th November 1601, Elizabeth I delivered her famous Golden Speech to the House of Commons,…
15th January 1559 – The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I
On the 15th January 1559, a day chosen by her astrologer Dr John Dee, a triumphant Elizabeth Tudor, daughter of…
Glamour in Austerity
Thank you so much to Evangelia Palios on Twitter for telling me about Lisa Jardine’s radio programme “Glamour in Austerity”…
Sir Francis Drake Sets Off on his Circumnavigation – 13 December 1577
On this day in history, 13th December 1577, Sir Francis Drake finally left Plymouth with his fleet of five ships…
Elizabeth I’s Golden Speech
Apologies for not posting about Elizabeth I’s famous Golden Speech yesterday on its 410th anniversary, yesterday was just one of…
17th November 1558 – Elizabeth I Becomes Queen
On this day in history, 17th November 1558, Mary I died after a reign of just five years and Elizabeth…
7 September 1533 – Birth of Elizabeth I, Gloriana
On this day in history, 7th September 1533, Elizabeth Tudor, the future Queen Elizabeth I, was born at Greenwich Palace….
8 May 1559 – Act of Uniformity
Apologies for not writing much on here at the moment, I’m rather caught up with the countdown to the execution…
Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard – April 1587
On the 19th April 1587 Sir Francis Drake entered the harbour of Cadiz on the Spanish coast and led a…
Elizabeth I’s Death – 24 March 1603
On this day in history, the 24th March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, died…
Mary I versus Elizabeth I
Today is Mary I’s birthday as she was born in the early hours of the 18th February 1516 at the…
Sir Francis Drake
On 28th January 1596, Sir Francis Drake’s remains and those of his second cousin, Admiral Sir John Hawkins, were buried…
In Praise of Queens – Why Women Should Reign over Britannia
Historian and author, Dominic Sandbrook, has written a very interesting article for the UK’s “Daily Mail” entitled Why we should…
The Coronation of Elizabeth I – 15th January 1559
On this day in history, the 15th January 1559, at 12pm, Elizabeth I was crowned Queen. She was the third…
Elizabeth I Travels to London
On this day in history, Wednesday 23rd November 1558, Elizabeth I left Hatfield and processed to London. David Starkey writes…
The Death of Mary I and the Accession of Elizabeth I
On the 16th November 1558, at around midnight, Mary I received the last rites. A few hours later, at 6am…
