Category: People
Tudor and Elizabethan people were a fascinating lot…
RIP Elizabeth of York
On this day in history, on the 11th February 1466, Elizabeth of York was born and on her 37th birthday,…
Mary Queen of Scots – Part Two
This post carries on from Mary Queen of Scots – Part One, a two-part article commemorating the anniversary of the…
Mary Queen of Scots – Part One
On this day in history, the 8th February 1587, Elizabeth I’s arch enemy, cousin (once removed) and fellow queen, Mary…
Plots Against Elizabeth I
One of Elizabeth I’s main achievements has got to be actually becoming Queen by not only rising above her illegitimacy…
Taking On the Bard
Today, we have a guest post by Robin Maxwell, author of the brilliant historical novels “The Secret Diary of Anne…
Cecil’s Fast and Elizabeth I’s Navy
I’ve been spending my evenings watching a DVD that my daughter had for Christmas, a TV series called “Tales from…
Finding Kat Ashley by Karen Harper
Today, we have a guest post from Karen Harper, author of “The Queen’s Governess”, “The Last Boleyn” and “The Queen…
Katherine Grey – Heir to Elizabeth by Leanda de Lisle
Today we have a guest post by Leanda de Lisle, historian and author of “The Sisters Who Would Be Queen”,…
Elizabeth, Seymour and Shakespeare
OK, I promise that this is my last post on the conspiracy theories, rumours and scandals surrounding Good Queen Bess…
Superstition
Today, we are lucky enough to have another guest post by Robert Parry, author of one of my favourite historical…
The Arthur Dudley Myth
Following on from the Bisley Boy legend and the myth that Elizabeth I was really genetically male, I just had…
Elizabeth and Mary Part 3
This is part three of my series on Elizabeth I and Mary I and the relationship they had as half-sisters….
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…
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…
Mistress Blanche
Many Tudor history buffs have heard of ladies like Kat Ashley and Bess Throckmorton, who served Queen Elizabeth I, but…
