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 […]
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Queen Elizabeth I – A Tudor Princess (Part one)
On 7 September 1533 at 3 in the afternoon, Anne Boleyn gave birth to a daughter at Greenwich who would be named Elizabeth. Elizabeth’s father, […]
Elizabeth I & Lettice Knollys
Historian Nicola Tallis’ latest book, Elizabeth’s Rival: The Tumultuous Life of the Countess of Leicester, offers a fascinating glimpse into the interpersonal relationship between Elizabeth […]
Anne Boleyn – The road to execution
Queen Now that she was Queen, she needed to perform a Queen’s most important task. She needed to provide him with a male heir. She […]
Tudor Monarchs: Lives in Letters by Andrea Clarke Book Review
The Tudor period (1485-1603) was one of the most tumultuous and transformative eras in English history. It was period of drama and intrigue, as well […]
Queens Regnant – Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth was born on 7 September 1533 at Greenwich Palace as the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. She had an […]