Year: 2010
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A Response to “Did Robert Dudley Murder Amy Robsart?”
Elizabeth Files visitor Christine Hartweg has read Chris Skidmore’s “Death and the Virgin: Elizabeth, Dudley and the Mysterious Fate of…
Update on “Did Robert Dudley Murder Amy Robsart?”
Just a quick update on this subject as Elizabeth Files visitor, Bess Chilver, has just pointed out that Chris Skidmore…
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 Thomas Seymour
On this day in history, 20th March 1549, Thomas Seymour the 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, was beheaded after being…
The Imprisonment of Elizabeth
On this day in history, 18th March 1554, Palm Sunday, the twenty year old Elizabeth was taken to the Tower…
Elizabeth I and Mother Figures
I’ve just written an article over at The Anne Boleyn Files, entitled “Anne Boleyn: The Mother”, looking at Anne’s short…
Elizabeth I: The Speechmaker
Today in celebration of International Women’s Day and Kathryn Bigelow becoming the first female director to win an Oscar, I…
Secret Snake in Elizabeth I Portrait
I love how Elizabeth I used portraits as propaganda and how her portraits are full of symbolism and hidden meanings,…
Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour – Part Two
Continued from Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour – Part One I ended Part One of my series on Catherine Parr…
Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour – Part One
One of the lists of Tudor dates I have has got today as the date of the betrothal between Catherine…
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…
Did Robert Dudley Murder Amy Robsart?
According to a report in yesterday’s “Daily Mail”, entitled “Did Elizabeth I’s lover have wife killed so he could wed…
The Rose Theatre
On this day in history, the 19th February 1592, the Rose Theatre, an Elizabethan play house, was opened in London…
Mary I Facts
As it is Mary I’s birthday today – Happy 494th Birthday Mary! – I thought it would be good to…