Category: Lady Elizabeth
Articles about Lady Elizabeth Tudor before she became queen of England
Wyatt’s Rebellion 1554
On 22nd January 1554, Thomas Wyatt the Younger met with fellow conspirators at his home of Allington Castle in Kent…
19 May 1554 – Elizabeth Released from the Tower of London
On this day in history, 19th May 1554, the 18th anniversary of her mother Anne Boleyn’s execution at the Tower…
Thomas Seymour’s Execution – 20 March 1549
On this day in history, the 20th March 1549, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron of Sudeley and Lord High Admiral, husband…
Elizabeth Taken to the Tower – 18 March 1554
On this day in history, 18th March 1554, the twenty year old Lady Elizabeth was escorted to the Tower of…
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…
Mary I Enters London as Queen
On this day in history, 3rd August 1553, Mary, who had just been proclaimed Queen, rode with her half-sister, Elizabeth,…
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,…
The Cambridge Connections
Back at the beginning of May, I wrote an article entitled “The Fall of Anne Boleyn” where I mentioned the…
Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger
“For I assure you neither they nor any other now in yonder hold or durance was privy of my rising…
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 Execution of Thomas Seymour
On this day in history, 20th March 1549, Thomas Seymour the 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, was beheaded after being…
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 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 – 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…
Finding Kat Ashley by Karen Harper
Today, we have a guest post from Karen Harper, author of “The Queen’s Governess”, “The Last Boleyn” and “The Queen…
Elizabeth, Seymour and Shakespeare
OK, I promise that this is my last post on the conspiracy theories, rumours and scandals surrounding Good Queen Bess…
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 Mary Part 2
If you watched “The Tudors”, you may have been surprised by the scenes of the teenage Mary sharing a bed…
Elizabeth and Mary Part 1
Today’s post is the first about two sisters (or rather half-sisters): Mary and Elizabeth, their relationship as children and what…