Posted in Elizabeth I Personality

Elizabeth I and her temper

ā€¦as he lay dying. She wrote gentle, consoling letters in her neatest writing to bereaved courtiers or their wives.ā€ Courtiers could bask in her sunshine, her favour, but they couldā€¦

Sir Francis Walsingham

ā€¦means shortly before his death. A sad end to a man who had spent his life in loyal service to the Queen. Sources WikipediaĀ ā€“ Sir Francis Walsingham page www.elizabethan-era.org.uk www.luminarium.orgā€¦

Sir Thomas Chaloner

ā€¦most Protestant divine Lady Jane Grey (published 1579) Source Sir Thomas Chaloner Wikipedia page Further Reading You can read Thomas Chalonerā€™s ā€œElegy on the Death of Lady Jane Greyā€ atĀ http://www.somegreymatter.com/chalonerelegy.htmā€¦

Sir Walter Raleigh

ā€¦the Spanish port of Cadiz and then in 1597 he was second in command to Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, on The Islands Voyage campaign against Portuguese colonies in theā€¦

Posted in Tudor events

26 March 1566 ā€“ Arguments over vestments

ā€¦protests. You can found out more about it in this video, or in the transcript of that section below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxdS2f7jpXI&t=179s On 26th March 1566, also in the reign of Queenā€¦

William Shakespeare

ā€¦the 26th April 1564 so the 23rd April is when we celebrate his birth. William Shakespeare has got to be one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) writers inā€¦

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25 March 1584 ā€“ Elizabeth I gives permission to Walter Raleigh to colonise lands in the New World

ā€¦Colony of Roanoke, here is a video on it: https://youtu.be/DQdSpeYbMvg and you can read more about new archaeological evidence at https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/roanoke-colony-theory-0014417 and here is a video on Walter Raleigh: https://youtu.be/ISexLsnGKugā€¦

Posted in Elizabeth I Books

Elizabeth I books ā€“ my top picks

ā€¦alone. At last we hear her in her own voice expressing her own distinctive and surprisingly resonant concerns. Guy writes like a dream, and this combination of groundbreaking research andā€¦

Elizabeth I: A Tudor Rose by Any Other Name

ā€¦the Sun; the light of the world ā€“ and in the complex allegorical language of renaissance culture, this astronomical body is always associated with royalty. It was perhaps this nameā€¦

Posted in Elizabeth I Early LifeĀ Mary I

Elizabeth is arrested and taken to the Tower!

ā€¦I meant great uncle!! Book recommendation: Elizabeth: Apprenticeship by David Starkey. Link to read ā€œThe Miraculous Preservationā€¦.ā€ ā€“ https://www.exclassics.com/foxe/foxe431.htm Hereā€™s my video on Elizabethā€™s subsequent release, two months later: https://youtu.be/QFJx0u3nx_sā€¦

Posted in Elizabeth I WritingsĀ Mary I

Elizabeth Iā€™s famous Tide Letter ā€“ 17 March 1554

ā€¦ende. Elizabeth. You can see a photo of the original letter on the National Archives website at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/elizabeth-monarchy/the-tide-letter/ And hereā€™s the video I mentioned about Mary writing to Elizabeth: https://youtu.be/XqC_xNf30RAā€¦

Posted in Robert DudleyĀ People

Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley

ā€¦Robinā€™s love story is a tangled puzzle, one which Iā€™ve attempted to unravel in years of research and two novels. In the first, The Virginā€™s Daughters:In the court of Elizabethā€¦

The Legacy of Elizabeth I

ā€¦She refused to do either. She kept this question open using it as a diplomatic ploy. Instead saying in 1563, ā€œIf I follow the inclination of my nature, it isā€¦

Posted in Elizabeth I BooksĀ Catherine ParrĀ Elizabeth I Writings

The works of Elizabeth I and Catherine Parr

ā€¦Edward. Above all, Parr commands interest for her literary labors: she was the first woman to publish under her own name in English in England.ā€ Buy on Amazon.com ā€“ https://amzn.to/2NU8xYwā€¦

Posted in News

News from Claire ā€“ The Elizabeth Files is back!

You might remember that a few years ago our server had problems and both the main disk and back up for our beloved Elizabeth Files website was lost. Fortunately, weā€¦

Posted in Shakespeare

William Shakespeareā€™s resting place

ā€¦Shakespeare. https://youtu.be/zvB-U4XhNaQ Itā€™s one of the places that Philippa and I are visiting with our group on the September 2018 Discover the Tudors Tour ā€“ find out more at Thttps://www.britishhistorytours.com/history-tours/discover-the-tudorsā€¦

Posted in Elizabeth I PlacesĀ Robert Dudley

Kenilworth Castle and Elizabeth I

ā€¦1575. https://youtu.be/UQCmMTV7gK4 Itā€™s one of the places that Philippa and I are visiting with our group on the September 2018 Discover the Tudors Tour ā€“ find out more at Thttps://www.britishhistorytours.com/history-tours/discover-the-tudorsā€¦

Posted in Elizabeth I PlacesĀ News

London Charterhouse

ā€¦Brewell. https://youtu.be/yBpkqE5dENI Itā€™s one of the places that Philippa and I are visiting with our group on the September 2018 Discover the Tudors Tour ā€“ find out more at Thttps://www.britishhistorytours.com/history-tours/discover-the-tudorsā€¦

Posted in Elizabeth I PlacesĀ News

Hampton Court Palace

ā€¦Brewell. https://youtu.be/Tf7NWyNt7Fs Itā€™s one of the places that Philippa and I are visiting with our group on the September 2018 Discover the Tudors Tour ā€“ find out more at Thttps://www.britishhistorytours.com/history-tours/discover-the-tudorsā€¦

Posted in Elizabeth I PlacesĀ News

Hatfield House

ā€¦Houseā€¦ https://youtu.be/Gt1YBMYWwA4 Itā€™s one of the places that Philippa and I are visiting with our group on the September 2018 Discover the Tudors Tour ā€“ find out more at Thttps://www.britishhistorytours.com/history-tours/discover-the-tudorsā€¦