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Easter Sunday in Tudor times

On Easter Sunday in medieval and Tudor times, the candles that had been kept burning around the Easter sepulchre since…

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Good Friday

Today is Good Friday and I thought I’d share with you how it is usually commemorated in my nearest town…

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Happy Palm Sunday

Today is Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week. Palm Sunday commemorates the entry of Jesus Christ into the…

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The Tale of Agnes Bowker’s Cat

In researching my Friday 13th article on superstitions for The Anne Boleyn Files, I came across the tale of Agnes…

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Elizabethan Christmas Recipes

Fancy adding some traditional Tudor and Elizabethan foods and drink to your own Christmas traditions? Here are some recipes to…

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Henri IV’s Head Found

BBC News have today reported that scientists have identified an embalmed head in a private collection as being that of…

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Christmas in Elizabethan England

Apologies for not writing much on here lately, I’ve been rather overwhelmed with Christmas orders ( a good thing!), Christmas…

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The Tower of London

Just a quick post to let you know about a wonderful article on the Daily Mail website which gives information…

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St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

On this day in history, the 24th August 1572, an estimated 3,000 French Protestants (Huguenots) were massacred in Paris and…

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RIP Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger

On this day in history, 11th April 1554, Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger was executed after being found guilty of…

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The Rose Theatre

On this day in history, the 19th February 1592, the Rose Theatre, an Elizabethan play house, was opened in London…

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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…

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Taking On the Bard

Today, we have a guest post by Robin Maxwell, author of the brilliant historical novels “The Secret Diary of Anne…

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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…

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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…

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An Elizabethan Christmas

I have already written about the Tudor Christmas traditions over at The Anne Boleyn Files, but I thought it would…

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Superstition

Today, we are lucky enough to have another guest post by Robert Parry, author of one of my favourite historical…

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The Friday Review

Here’s a quick review of the latest news here at the Elizabeth files and in the Tudor world, please comment…

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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…

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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…