Category: Elizabeth I’s Childhood
Articles about the young life of Elizabeth I
Elizabeth and the Two Katherines
Today’s episode of BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week, featuring “Elizabeth’s Women” by Tracy Borman, is about the two…
The Legacy of Anne Boleyn
As you know, if you have read my posts over the last week, Tracy Borman has just written a book…
Elizabeth’s Women
I’ve just pre-ordered Tracy Borman’s new book, “Elizabeth’s Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen”, after hearing an interview…
What Did Elizabeth I Look Like?
“What a silly question!”, you may say, after all we’ve got an abundance of portraits and depictions of this famous…
Happy Birthday Good Queen Bess!
On this day in history, our heroine Queen Elizabeth I of England was born at Greenwich Palace. Although her parents…
Catherine Parr and Elizabeth
Today I commemorate the life of Catherine Parr and the influence that Catherine had over a young Elizabeth, because on…
The Shaping of a Monarch
I love David Starkey’s “Elizabeth”, particularly the introduction, because it really helps us to understand what drove this monarch, what…