Category: Elizabeth Personality
What was Elizabeth I really like as a person?
The “Bosom Serpent” and Gloriana
Today’s episode of BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week on “Elizabeth’s Women” by Tracy Borman focused on Chapter 12…
Elizabeth’s Ladies
Today’s episode of BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week, featuring “Elizabeth’s Women” by Tracy Borman, was mainly about Elizabeth’s…
Elizabeth and the Two Katherines
Today’s episode of BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week, featuring “Elizabeth’s Women” by Tracy Borman, is about the two…
The Legacy of Anne Boleyn
As you know, if you have read my posts over the last week, Tracy Borman has just written a book…
Was Elizabeth a Jealous Old Hag?
I’ve just been listening to a BBC History Magazine interview with Tracy Borman, writer of “Elizabeth’s Women: The Hidden Story…
Elizabeth’s Women
I’ve just pre-ordered Tracy Borman’s new book, “Elizabeth’s Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen”, after hearing an interview…
Happy Birthday Good Queen Bess!
On this day in history, our heroine Queen Elizabeth I of England was born at Greenwich Palace. Although her parents…
Elizabeth I: The Writer
Elizabeth I was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn who were both patrons of…
The Shaping of a Monarch
I love David Starkey’s “Elizabeth”, particularly the introduction, because it really helps us to understand what drove this monarch, what…
