Tag: Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I and the Blarney Stone
A very Happy St Patrick’s Day to all of our Irish visitors! Hope you have a great day and please…
Elizabeth and Robert: A Dangerous Liaison
Today, we have a guest post from C W Gorner, author of “The Last Queen”, “The Confessions of Catherine de…
In Praise of Queens – Why Women Should Reign over Britannia
Historian and author, Dominic Sandbrook, has written a very interesting article for the UK’s “Daily Mail” entitled Why we should…
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…
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…
Happy New Year!
Just a quick post to thank you for all the Christmas messages you have sent me, to thank you for…
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”,…
Superstition
Today, we are lucky enough to have another guest post by Robert Parry, author of one of my favourite historical…
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….
Elizabeth and Mary Part 2
If you watched “The Tudors”, you may have been surprised by the scenes of the teenage Mary sharing a bed…
Elizabeth and Mary Part 1
Today’s post is the first about two sisters (or rather half-sisters): Mary and Elizabeth, their relationship as children and what…
Did They or Didn’t They?
Today’s article has been written exclusively for The Elizabeth Files by novelist Jeane Westin, writer of “The Virgin’s Daughters: In…
Was Elizabeth a Jealous Old Hag?
I’ve just been listening to a BBC History Magazine interview with Tracy Borman, writer of “Elizabeth’s Women: The Hidden Story…
The Shaping of a Monarch
I love David Starkey’s “Elizabeth”, particularly the introduction, because it really helps us to understand what drove this monarch, what…
Why Elizabeth I?
Welcome to The Elizabeth Files, a website and blog which has actually sprung out of my initial fascination and obsession…
