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A first look at Becoming Elizabeth

February 3, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

STARZ has shared four new images from the new series about Queen Elizabeth I, Becoming Elizabeth. The series is set to be released in the summer of 2022 and it will star Alicia von Rittberg as Queen Elizabeth I. Here’s your first look at #BecomingElizabeth, coming to @STARZ Summer 2022. pic.twitter.com/U48K6dwZ6N — Becoming Elizabeth (@BecomingSTARZ) [read more]

Book review: Elizabeth I’s Last Favourite: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex by Sarah-Beth Watkins

June 18, 2021 Amy Eloise Kelly 0

*contains affiliate links* *Review copy* Sarah-Beth Watkins has written a number of biographies on well-known Tudors, and the latest on Robert Devereux follows her tried and tested format yet introduces a man not as well known as some of Queen Elizabeth I’s other favourites. Robert Devereux was the stepson of Elizabeth I’s favourite Robert Dudley, [read more]

A sneak peek at Becoming Elizabeth

May 11, 2021 Moniek Bloks 0

Starz has given us a first look at their new period drama Becoming Elizabeth below: #BecomingElizabeth is in production! Meet the cast and get your first look. pic.twitter.com/3b3gVDnZja — Becoming Elizabeth (@BecomingSTARZ) May 11, 2021 Stay tuned for more information on release dates and such!

Elizabeth I: The Making of a Queen by Laura Brennan Book Review

January 19, 2021 Moniek Bloks 0

One of the best-known Queens in history is Queen Elizabeth I of England, without a doubt. Many books have already been written about her and embarking on adding to that collection must be a daunting task. Laura Brennan’s new book doesn’t necessarily long to add to the pile of biographies already written about her and [read more]

Queen Elizabeth I – The body of a weak and feeble woman (Part four)

September 28, 2020 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part three here. The trouble with Mary, Queen of Scots, was not over yet. The Babington Plot of 1586 saw Elizabeth’s spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham beginning to assemble a case against her. Following a letter in which Mary incriminated herself in the plot, she was put on trial. However, putting a sister sovereign to [read more]

Queen Elizabeth I – Queen against the odds (Part three)

September 21, 2020 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part two here. One of Elizabeth’s first acts was to appoint Sir William Cecil as her Principal Secretary of State, and they would form a unique partnership over the years. On 23 November 1558, Elizabeth rode into London and moved into the Tower on 28 November. She moved again a week later, to Somerset [read more]