Category: Elizabeth I’s Household
Articles about the general household of Elizabeth I
Mary Sidney, as foul a lady as the smallpox could make her
Happy anniversary to Mary (née Dudley) and Henry Sidney who got married on this day in Tudor history, 29th March…
Mothering Sunday – Elizabeth I, her mother and mother figures
Happy Mothering Sunday to all those celebrating today! I know it’s Mother’s Day in the UK and my mum is…
Death of Roger Ascham – 30 December 1568
Scholar and royal tutor Roger Ascham died on this day in history, 30th December 1568, after being taken ill on…
The Household of Elizabeth Tudor
In a letter to the Lord Protector, Edward Seymour, in 1549, regarding her governess Kat Ashley’s imprisonment in the Tower…