Category: The Reign of Elizabeth I
General information about the reign of Queen Elizabeth I
Spanish Armada 9 – God Blew and They Were Scattered
On this day in history, the 20th August 1588, a thanksgiving service was held at St Paul’s in London to…
The Spanish Armada 8 – Elizabeth’s Tilbury Speech
On the 9th August 1588 (old calendar) Elizabeth I appeared before her troops gathered at Tilbury. In her article “The…
The Spanish Armada 7 – Elizabeth I Visits Tilbury
Even though the remaining ships of the Spanish Armada were homeward bound, England was still expecting to be threatened by…
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
I meant to write this article to coincide with the anniversary of William Cecil’s death, the 4th August 1598, so…
The Spanish Armada 6 – The Spanish Fleet Homeward Bound
By the first week of August 1588, the battered, defeated and demoralised Spanish Armada had started the first part of…
The Spanish Armada 5 – The Protestant Wind
On the 30th July 1588 the wind changed and the remaining ships of the Spanish Armada were forced northwards and…
Mary Queen of Scots Marries Lord Darnley
On this day in history, the 29th July 1565, Elizabeth I’s nemesis, Mary Queen of Scots, married Henry Stuart, Lord…
The Spanish Armada 4: The Battle of Gravelines
The day after the English had wrecked the crescent formation of the Spanish Armada and caused havoc, they attacked the…
The Spanish Armada 3: The Hell-burners
At midnight on this day in history, the 28th July 1588, five hell-burners were ordered to be sent amongst the…
The Spanish Armada 2 – Leicester Invites Elizabeth to Tilbury
On this day in history, the 27th July 1588, Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester and the Lieutenant and Captain…
The Spanish Armada 1: The Assembling of Troops at Tilbury Fort
On this day in history, the 26th July 1588, 4,000 men assembled at Tilbury Fort, the fort built on the…
Elizabeth I and the threat posed by the Grey Sisters
Just a quick post as I’m on the road travelling around the UK, but I thought you’d all be interested…
Elizabeth I – Queen of PR
A few months ago I wrote an article entitled “Elizabeth I’s Image” which was based on the BBC series “The…
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,…
Act of Uniformity 1559
On the 8th May 1559, Queen Elizabeth I gave her approval to the Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy which had…
The Funeral of Elizabeth I
On this day in history, 28th April 1603, Elizabeth I was laid to rest. I have already written about Elizabeth…
Elizabeth I’s Reign – Just Survival?
I have been reading G J Meyer’s The Tudors: The Complete Story of England’s Most Notorious Dynasty, which is an…
The Death of Elizabeth I
On this day in history, the 24th March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I died at Richmond Palace aged 69 bringing the…
The Execution of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
On this day in history, 25th February 1601, one-time royal favourite Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex was beheaded on…
The Rose Theatre
On this day in history, the 19th February 1592, the Rose Theatre, an Elizabethan play house, was opened in London…
Elizabeth I’s Image
This post continues from The Anne Boleyn Files post “Henry VIII’s England” which is an article on last night’s episode…
The Murder of Lord Darnley
On this day in history, the 10th February 1567, Lord Darnley was murdered at Kirk o’ Field, Edinburgh, in the…
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…
Elizabeth I – Her Father’s Daughter and the Lion’s Cub
As someone who spend a lot of time researching Elizabeth’s mother, Anne Boleyn, and her tragic end, I find it…
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…
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…
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…
An Elizabethan Christmas
I have already written about the Tudor Christmas traditions over at The Anne Boleyn Files, but I thought it would…
Elizabeth I – England’s Greatest Monarch?
I thought it would be good to move away from the myths, rumour and scandal that surround this great lady,…
