Month: April 2010
The Funeral of Elizabeth I
On this day in history, 28th April 1603, Elizabeth I was laid to rest. I have already written about Elizabeth…
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…
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…
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…
RIP Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger
On this day in history, 11th April 1554, Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger was executed after being found guilty 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…