Queen Elizabeth I – The years of waiting (Part two)
Read part one here. Roger Ascham replaced William Grindal as Elizabeth’s tutor when William died in 1548, and he remained as her full-time tutor for […]
Frances Brandon
Frances Brandon – Daughter of the French Queen (Part two)
Read part one here. Frances’s daughter Jane turned 15 years old in 1552 and was fast becoming known as one of the leading evangelical women […]
Frances Brandon – Daughter of the French Queen (Part one)
On 16 July 1517, Lady Frances Brandon was born at Hatfield Castle between two and three in the morning as the daughter of Mary Tudor, […]
King Edward VI’s Device for the Succession
Edward VI was just a young boy when he died, and so he never married and fathered heirs. He was a staunch Protestant, and he […]
Archaeological dig at Bradgate Park, the Traditional Birthplace of Lady Jane Grey
An archaeological dig has begun at Bradgate Park, which is considered as the traditional place of birth for Lady Jane Grey. Lady Jane Grey was […]