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Posted in Elizabeth I Movies and Series People Shakespeare

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Campaigns Against Anonymous Film

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon, hometown of William Shakespeare, has today launched a one day protest coinciding with the premier of “Anonymous” at the London Film Festival.

Posted in Appearance of Elizabeth I Elizabeth I Information Elizabeth I Myths Elizabeth I Personality Thomas Seymour

Elizabeth I – A Virago, Genetically Male or Simply a Strong woman?

…can be purchased from http://www.sciencedirect.com/ for $31.50, just search for the title or author. “Elizabeth the Queen” by Alison Weir “The Sisters Who Would be Queen” by Leanda de Lisle…

Posted in Elizabeth I Books Elizabeth I Myths Loves and Suitors News Robert Dudley Tudor events

A Response to “Did Robert Dudley Murder Amy Robsart?”

Forster see my February comments at https://www.elizabethfiles.com/did-robert-dudley-murder-amy-robsart/3611/

Dudley wrote to his agent Thomas Blout:

“I have received a letter from one Smith, one that seemeth to be the…

Posted in Anne Boleyn Elizabeth I Books Elizabeth I Information Elizabeth I Personality Elizabeth I's Childhood Mary I News

Elizabeth’s Women

…Hour” in the podcast section of the iTunes Store and download Monday 14th September’s programme – or you can listen to it on the “Woman’s Hour” website, just click here

Posted in Elizabeth I's Achievements People Spanish Armada The Reign of Elizabeth I

Sir Francis Drake

…can read more about The Spanish Armada in my series of articles starting with The Spanish Armada 1 – The Assembling of Troops at Tilbury Fort and including The Spanish

Posted in Economy and Elizabeth I Elizabeth I Information Elizabeth I Personality Elizabeth I's Achievements Henry VIII and Elizabeth Monarchy The Reign of Elizabeth I Tudor Politics

Elizabeth I – England’s Greatest Monarch?

Elizabeth I accepting her trophy from The Elizabeth Files

I thought it would be good to move away from the myths, rumour and scandal that surround this great

Posted in Elizabeth I Places News Shakespeare The Reign of Elizabeth I Tudor events Tudor Times

The Rose Theatre

…at www.rosetheatre.org.uk.

You can see a model of the Rose Theatre at theMuseum of London website and a picture of a Shakespearian shoes found at the site at http://www.museumoflondonarchaeology.org.uk/English/News/Current/Shakesperianshoes.htm

Posted in Elizabeth I Books

Elizabeth I books – my top picks

and surprisingly resonant concerns. Guy writes like a dream, and this combination of groundbreaking research and propulsive narrative puts him in a class of his own.

Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3rqlIOB

Please forgive my morbid curiousity, but in the 500 years since the death of Queen Elizabeth I has her tomb ever been opened or the body examined ? I’d like to know how she was dressed , and if any jewells were burried with her ? Thank-you

…far as I know, her tomb has not been opened since then and I do not know what her body was dressed in, I’m afraid.

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Witchcraft

…before the trial. The remaining ten were hanged at Lancaster.

You can find out more about their story at http://www.pendlewitches.co.uk/.

Sources and Further Reading “Women in Tudor and Stuart…

Posted in Elizabeth I Early Life Elizabeth I Places Elizabeth I Writings Imprisonment Lady Elizabeth Mary I News Parents Tudor events

The Imprisonment of Elizabeth

…Mary knew how popular Elizabeth was, to execute a daughter of Henry VIII would be stirring up trouble.

Sources “Elizabeth” by David Starkey “Virgin and the Crab” by Robert Parry…

Posted in Elizabeth I Myths Elizabeth I Personality Loves and Suitors People Robert Dudley

The Arthur Dudley Myth

…Has anyone read this book? Sounds intriguing!

Sources “Elizabeth and Leicester:The Truth about the Virgin Queen and the Man She Loved” by Sarah Gristwood “Arthur Dudley” – an article by…

Posted in Appearance of Elizabeth I Elizabeth I Early Life Elizabeth I Information Elizabeth I Myths Elizabeth I's Childhood Tudor events

The Bisley Boy

…read online at Internet Archive or downloaded at EbooksRead.com, but I will give a synopsis of the story here and why some people have given credence to this conspiracy theory…

Posted in Elizabeth I Books Loves and Suitors News People Robert Dudley

Update on “Did Robert Dudley Murder Amy Robsart?”

Just a quick update on this subject as Elizabeth Files visitor, Bess Chilver, has just pointed out that Chris Skidmore wrote an article in Monday’s “Daily Express” giving

Posted in Economy and Elizabeth I Elizabeth I Books Elizabeth I Information Elizabeth I Writings Elizabeth I's Achievements Monarchy The Reign of Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I’s Reign – Just Survival?

…Story of England’s Most Notorious Dynasty by G J Meyer Elizabeth I by Alison Plowden England’s Greatest Monarch Is – An article by BBC News on the Greatest Monarch Debate…

Posted in Elizabeth I Information Loves and Suitors News The Reign of Elizabeth I Tudor events

The Execution of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

…her, and he would have touched her sceptre”. His punishment was just and necessary, Essex had to go.

Sources “Elizabeth, the Queen” by Alison Weir “Elizabeth I” by Alison Plowden…

Elizabeth I Question and Answer

For all your Elizabeth I and Tudor questions!

Claire is no longer able to answer questions on this website. If you want do discuss anything to do with Elizabeth

Posted in Lady Jane Grey Mary I Monarchy

19 July 1553 – Mary Proclaimed Queen in London

Campbell Campbell, p37 The Chronicle of the Grey Friars of London, 1553: Camden Society old series, volume 53, J.G. Nichols (editor), pp. 80-98. Found online at URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51590 Wednesday, 19