Who were men that courted Elizabeth I after she was queen, specifically, who were her favorites and how intimate, if at all, were their relationships?

…François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon – Elizabeth affectionately called him her “frog” – https://www.elizabethfiles.com/on-monsieurs-departure/3873/ Sir Christopher Hatton – Elizabeth called him her “mouton” https://www.elizabethfiles.com/christopher-hatton/4533/

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The Gunpowder Plot

…Magazine – click here – but here they are with links to their websites:-

Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire Banqueting House, London Alnwick Castle, Northumberland Guy Fawkes Inn, York The Palace of…

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NEW Elizabeth I online event starts with a chat about Becoming Elizabeth this week!

…by six other Tudor experts:

Linda Porter Tracy Borman Estelle Paranque Owen Emmerson Elizabeth Goldring Christine Hartweg

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Did Robert Dudley Murder Amy Robsart?

…like Chris Skidmore’s book will be an interesting read but I will take it all with a fairly large pinch of salt!

Sources “Elizabeth, the Queen” by Alison Weir “Death…

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Actor Tom Cullen responds to my anger over Becoming Elizabeth’s Thomas Seymour and Elizabeth Storyline

…you can watch my video here.

I received many comments from people who agreed with me, but also people who didn’t, and one of those in the latter group…

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Elizabeth I’s Nativity Chart

…see http://www.squidoo.com/elizabeth and http://www.squidoo.com/john-dee

Author Robert Parry’s site on John Dee is also a great resource for those wanting to know more about Dee – see http://www.johndee.uku.co.uk/

Robert…

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Elizabeth I’s Coronation Chart

…Elizabeth I’s natal and coronation charts. Virgin and the Crab – A magical novel about John Dee and his role in helping Elizabeth become Queen of England. http://www.squidoo.com/john-dee

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About

This blog and website is run by Tudor history author Claire Ridgway, who is known for creating The Elizabeth Files’ sister site, www.theanneboleynfiles.com and who has published many history

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The Execution of Thomas Seymour

…have been something to admire in Thomas Seymour. I think I might just give him the benefit of the doubt.

Sources “Elizabeth” by David Starkey “Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable…

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Elizabeth I and her temper

…Guy uncovers the monarch behind the myth, by John Guy, Daily Mail, April 2016. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-3547576/Elizabeth-Historian-John-Guy-uncovers-monarch-myth.html “Letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Elizabeth, Queen of England, From the House of…

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The Virgin Queen’s Fatal Affair: Revealed

…The Elizabeth Files and you can read the articles and comments at:-

Did Robert Dudley Murder Amy Robsart? Update on “Did Robert Dudley Murder Amy Robsart?”

But, if you…

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Mary Queen of Scots – Part One

and of imagining and compassing the Queen’s death.

Continued in “Mary Queen of Scots – Part Two”

Sources “Elizabeth, the Queen” by Alison Weir “Elizabeth’s Women” by Tracy Borman…

British History Resources

…including Professor Simon Schama, Laurence Rees and Professor Ian Kershaw.”

Find out more at www.bbchistorymagazine.com

Books

We have some great Elizabeth I books listed on our Books page.

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Did They or Didn’t They?

Robert Dudley

Today’s article has been written exclusively for The Elizabeth Files by novelist Jeane Westin, writer of “The Virgin’s Daughters: In the Court of Elizabeth I”. Thank

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Elizabeth, Seymour and Shakespeare

…Son of Queen Elizabeth I”, then you can click here to buy it from Amazon.com. It has very mixed reviews on Amazon, with some people thinking that he may have…

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Was Elizabeth a Jealous Old Hag?

…can listen to it on the BBC History Magazine’s websiteclick here to go to the right page. The first half of the BBC History Magazine is an interview…

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The Mirror of the Sinful Soul

…Katherine Parr” by Linda Porter “Elizabeth” by David Starkey “The Juvenile Translations of Elizabeth Tudor” by Roger Ellis Picture of Elizabeth’s “The Mirror of the Sinful Soul” book from www.marileecody.com

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Henri IV’s Head Found

…IV ‘genuine’”, BBC News Report, 15th December 2010 British Medical Journal Report, BMJ 2010;341:c6805, “Multidisciplinary medical identification of a French king’s head (Henri IV)”, Christmas 2010 – see http://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c6805.full. Wikipedia

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The Trial of Mary Queen of Scots

…as well by force of arms as by all other means of revenge” anyone plotting to cause harm to the Queen.

Notes and Sources My Heart is My Own: The…

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The Death of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

…she never got over Leicester’s death. RIP Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.

  The Tomb of Robert and Lettice Dudley Notes and Sources Elizabeth I, Anne Somerset, p595-596 His…