Category: Household
Articles about the general household of Elizabeth I

Published Date: March 29, 2021 Leave a Comment on Mary Sidney, as foul a lady as the smallpox could make her
Mary Sidney, as foul a lady as the smallpox could make her
Happy anniversary to Mary (née Dudley) and Henry Sidney who got married on this day in Tudor history, 29th March…

Published Date: March 14, 2021 Leave a Comment on Mothering Sunday – Elizabeth I, her mother and mother figures
Mothering Sunday – Elizabeth I, her mother and mother figures
Happy Mothering Sunday to all those celebrating today! I know it’s Mother’s Day in the UK and my mum is…

Published Date: December 30, 2011 1 Comment on Death of Roger Ascham – 30 December 1568
Death of Roger Ascham – 30 December 1568
Scholar and royal tutor Roger Ascham died on this day in history, 30th December 1568, after being taken ill on…

Published Date: February 1, 2011 14 Comments on The Household of Elizabeth Tudor
The Household of Elizabeth Tudor
In a letter to the Lord Protector, Edward Seymour, in 1549, regarding her governess Kat Ashley’s imprisonment in the Tower…