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Jane Grey

Royal Wedding Recollections – A double royal wedding

Thursday, 25 May 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 25 May 1553, a double royal wedding took place. The young King Edward VI of England was dying, and although he had tried to leave the throne to Lady Jane’s male heirs, Lady Jane simply didn’t have enough time to produce one. Lady Jane and her sisters Mary and Katherine were first cousins once [read more]

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Catherine Parr

Sudeley Castle – The last home of Catherine Parr

Monday, 26 December 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Although a residence existed on the site from around the 11th century, the building of the current Sudeley Castle was begun in the 15th century by Ralph Boteler. However, he was compelled to sell Sudeley to the Crown after he fell out of favour, and the castle was then granted to Richard, Duke of Gloucester [read more]

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Elizabeth II

The Queens regnant before Queen Elizabeth II

Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

As Queen Elizabeth II marked an incredible 70 years on the throne this year, we take a look at the women who preceded her in the English and Scottish territories. Queen Elizabeth II was a so-called Queen regnant, a Queen in her own right. To learn more about the types of Queens there are, click [read more]

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Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I – The years of waiting (Part two)

Monday, 14 September 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

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 about two years. After this period, he continued to teach her, but it was not on a daily basis. After she became Queen, he wrote of her, “From the age [read more]

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Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I – A Tudor Princess (Part one)

Monday, 7 September 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

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, King Henry VIII of England, had broken with Rome in order to annul his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne. He and Catherine had just one surviving [read more]

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Catherine Grey

Frances Brandon – Daughter of the French Queen (Part two)

Thursday, 13 August 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

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 in England. Her father hoped that she would marry King Edward VI, and he turned 14 later that year. That same year, Frances was seriously ill, and Henry was recalled [read more]

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