Category: Elizabeth I Writings
Elizabeth I was well known as a wonderful writer…
Elizabeth I’s famous Tide Letter – 17 March 1554
On 17th March 1554, two members of Queen Mary I’s council turned up at Whitehall Palace to escort Elizabeth (future…
Queen Elizabeth I the writer
Elizabeth I wasn’t just the Queen of England, she was also an accomplished writer. At the age of just eleven,…
The works of Elizabeth I and Catherine Parr
To celebrate World Book Day today, I thought I’d share with you these two collections which are the works of…
30 November 1601 – Elizabeth I’s Golden Speech
On this day in history, 30th November 1601, Elizabeth I delivered her famous Golden Speech to the House of Commons,…
Elizabeth I’s Earliest Surviving Letter
On 31st July 1544, the future Elizabeth I wrote her earliest surviving letter to her stepmother, Catherine Parr. It was…
Elizabeth I’s Golden Speech
Apologies for not posting about Elizabeth I’s famous Golden Speech yesterday on its 410th anniversary, yesterday was just one of…
Elizabeth I the Poet – 1560s and 1570s
The first poem I want to share with you was inscribed by Elizabeth I on the last leaf of her…
Elizabeth I the Poet – The Woodstock Etchings
What some people do not realise is that Elizabeth I was a very accomplished writer, something which could be attributed…
Elizabeth I – Primary Sources
While there are some excellent biographies and books out there on Elizabeth I, her reign and Elizabethan times, there’s nothing…
On Monsieur’s Departure
On this day in history, 10th June 1584, François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon, died at the age of 30…
Act of Uniformity 1559
On the 8th May 1559, Queen Elizabeth I gave her approval to the Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy which had…
Elizabeth I’s Reign – Just Survival?
I have been reading G J Meyer’s The Tudors: The Complete Story of England’s Most Notorious Dynasty, which is an…
The Mirror of the Sinful Soul
Today, on Maundy Thursday (or Holy Thursday), the day we commemorate the Last Supper which Jesus Christ shared with his…
The Imprisonment of Elizabeth
On this day in history, 18th March 1554, Palm Sunday, the twenty year old Elizabeth was taken to the Tower…
Elizabeth I: The Speechmaker
Today in celebration of International Women’s Day and Kathryn Bigelow becoming the first female director to win an Oscar, I…
The Friday Review
Here’s a quick review of the latest news here at the Elizabeth files and in the Tudor world, please comment…
Elizabeth and Mary Part 3
This is part three of my series on Elizabeth I and Mary I and the relationship they had as half-sisters….
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…
Catherine Parr and Elizabeth
Today I commemorate the life of Catherine Parr and the influence that Catherine had over a young Elizabeth, because on…
Elizabeth I: The Writer
Elizabeth I was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn who were both patrons of…