Category: Elizabeth I Personality
What was Elizabeth I really like as a person?
Just who was the real Queen Elizabeth I?
If you’ve been following my weekly videos on the Starz series “Becoming Elizabeth”, you’ll have realised that I’ve been rather…
Elizabeth I and her temper
Elizabeth I was the daughter of two hot-tempered individuals, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, so it is little wonder that…
Elizabeth and Robert: A Dangerous Liaison
Today, we have a guest post from C W Gorner, author of “The Last Queen”, “The Confessions of Catherine de…
Why Didn’t Elizabeth I Marry?
In the final scene of Shekhar Kapur’s “Elizabeth”, starring Cate Blanchett, we see Kat Ashley cutting Elizabeth’s hair off and…
Mary Queen of Scots – Tragic Heroine?
On this day in history, 29th October 1586, four days after a commission had found Mary Queen of Scots guilty…
Elizabeth and Leicester – Bess and Robin
After reading Jeane Westin’s wonderful novel about the relationship between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester, I…
His Last Letter: Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester
Just a quick post to say that I have written a review of Jeane Westin’s “His Last Letter: Elizabeth I…
The Armada Portrait
Following on from last week’s article “Elizabeth I – Queen of PR”, I thought it would be good to start…
Elizabeth I – Queen of PR
A few months ago I wrote an article entitled “Elizabeth I’s Image” which was based on the BBC series “The…
The Cambridge Connections – Part 2
This is the second part of author Robert Parry’s examination of the “Cambridge Connections” which Anne Boleyn gave her daughter,…
Act of Uniformity 1559
On the 8th May 1559, Queen Elizabeth I gave her approval to the Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy which had…
The Fall of Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn was executed on the 19th May 1536, when Elizabeth was just 2 years and 8 months old, and…
Katherine the Queen by Linda Porter
Historian and author Linda Porter concludes her Katherine Parr biography with:- “The adult Elizabeth was very much the product of…
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…
Elizabeth I and Mother Figures
I’ve just written an article over at The Anne Boleyn Files, entitled “Anne Boleyn: The Mother”, looking at Anne’s short…
Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour – Part Two
Continued from Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour – Part One I ended Part One of my series on Catherine Parr…
Elizabeth I’s Image
This post continues from The Anne Boleyn Files post “Henry VIII’s England” which is an article on last night’s episode…
Mary Queen of Scots – Part Two
This post carries on from Mary Queen of Scots – Part One, a two-part article commemorating the anniversary of the…
Mary Queen of Scots – Part One
On this day in history, the 8th February 1587, Elizabeth I’s arch enemy, cousin (once removed) and fellow queen, Mary…
Elizabeth I – Her Father’s Daughter and the Lion’s Cub
As someone who spend a lot of time researching Elizabeth’s mother, Anne Boleyn, and her tragic end, I find it…