Month: April 2010

Published Date: April 28, 2010 6 Comments on The Funeral of Elizabeth I
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…

Published Date: April 21, 2010 15 Comments on Elizabeth I’s Reign – Just Survival?
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…

Published Date: April 16, 2010 5 Comments on Katherine the Queen by Linda Porter
Katherine the Queen by Linda Porter
Historian and author Linda Porter concludes her Katherine Parr biography with:- “The adult Elizabeth was very much the product of…

Published Date: April 12, 2010 8 Comments on Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger
Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger
“For I assure you neither they nor any other now in yonder hold or durance was privy of my rising…

Published Date: April 11, 2010 3 Comments on RIP Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger
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…

Published Date: April 1, 2010 6 Comments on The Mirror of the Sinful Soul
The Mirror of the Sinful Soul
Today, on Maundy Thursday (or Holy Thursday), the day we commemorate the Last Supper which Jesus Christ shared with his…