The Mary Rose

ā€¦Tudor artefacts and so can teach us a huge amount about Tudor times. This is the reason why I have chosen to help the Mary Rose trust complete their buildingā€¦

Posted in Elizabeth I Information

Welcome to the Elizabeth Files!

Welcome to the Elizabeth Files website! This site has hundreds of articles and resources on Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Elizabethā€¦

Tudor Family Tree

Here is the family tree of the House of Tudor:- Download your Tudor Family Tree Hereā€¦

Posted in Anne BoleynĀ Elizabeth I Early LifeĀ Henry VIII and ElizabethĀ Parents

7 September 1533 ā€“ The Birth of Elizabeth I at Greenwich Palace

ā€¦can find out more about her and her reign on this website ā€“ use the Google Search box for specific topics, or the ā€œCategoriesā€ section in the left-hand side menuā€¦.

Posted in PeopleĀ Shakespeare

Celebrating Shakespeareā€™s Birth

ā€¦want to be a part of the #happybirthdayshakespeare project, ā€œa project by bloggers around the world to celebrate the impact of Stratfordā€™s greatest sonā€ ā€“ see www.happybirthdayshakespeare.com/. Iā€™ve chosen toā€¦

Witchcraft

ā€¦come people will look back and laugh at our beliefs. What I have found interesting in my research into Tudor times and the famous astrologer, mathematician and genius John Deeā€¦

Tudor Places

ā€¦ruins and merchant houses, to unspoilt villages like Lavenham and Weobley. With over 175 listings, which include descriptions and highlights, full address and website details, Tudor Places of Great Britainā€¦

Historic Houses

ā€¦see a map. Compton Wynyates House, Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire ā€“ A Tudor manor house built by Sir William Compton, one of Henry VIIIā€™s close friends. Henry VIII was a frequentā€¦

Museums and Galleries

ā€¦This famous museum is free to visit and houses a wealth of historical artefacts from many different periods of history, including Renaissance Europe. Use the website to browse collections, galleriesā€¦

Places of Interest

ā€¦and Wool Hall. It also has an historic market cross, which was used for bear baiting. You can read more about its history at http://www.britainexpress.com/villages/lavenham.htm. The William Turner Garden ā€“ā€¦

Religious and Educational Buildings

ā€¦ā€“ This Cistercian abbey was one of the most influential abbeys in the north of England and it is said to be the most complete and impressive abbey in theā€¦

Royal Buildings

ā€¦map. St Jamesā€™s Palace ā€“ Another Tudor royal favourite which dates back to the 1530s. It is still a royal residence and so is not open to the public, butā€¦

Elizabeth I Question and Answer

For all your Elizabeth I and Tudor questions! Claire is no longer able to answer questions on this website. If you want do discuss anything to do with Elizabeth Iā€¦

Please forgive my morbid curiousity, but in the 500 years since the death of Queen Elizabeth I has her tomb ever been opened or the body examined ? Iā€™d like to know how she was dressed , and if any jewells were burried with her ? Thank-you

ā€¦far as I know, her tomb has not been opened since then and I do not know what her body was dressed in, Iā€™m afraid. CLICK HERE FOR MORE QUESTIONSā€¦

1. In 1586 Mary Q of S was involved in an encrypted correspondence with a conspirator that cost her life who was he?2. Name of the code breaker? hired by Sir Francis Walsingham

1. Anthony Babington 2. Thomas Phelippes was the codebreaker who worked for Walsingham and who uncovered the Babington Plot CLICK HERE FOR MORE QUESTIONSā€¦

Are there many belongings of the Tudors (particularly Elizabeth and Anne Boleynā€™s) left in English museums? I was wondering if you thought a lot of them were destroyed by the ā€œanti-royalistsā€ from the 17th and 18th centuries? (Until I can go to England myself and visit the wonderful museums myself, this is something I have ofter wondered about.)

ā€¦Sudeley Castle and is on display there. Elizabeth I ā€“ The Victoria and Albert Museum have a virginal once owned by Elizabeth ā€“ see http://www.vam.ac.uk/res_cons/conservation/journal/number_42/virginial/index.html CLICK HERE FOR MORE QUESTIONSā€¦

did bloody mary kill in leicster

ā€¦anyone knows more about this then please let me know as I canā€™t seem to find information on the exact locations where burnings took place. CLICK HERE FOR MORE QUESTIONSā€¦

Did Elizabeth ever mention Anne Boleyn?

ā€¦We have to remember that Elizabeth was only 2 years and 8 months when he mother was executed and so probably could not remember her. CLICK HERE FOR MORE QUESTIONSā€¦

Did Elizabeth inherit Anne Boleynā€™s B necklace?

ā€¦necklace which Elizabeth is thought to be wearing in The Whitehall Family Portrait. It is not known what happened to these necklaces after Elizabethā€™s death. CLICK HERE FOR MORE QUESTIONSā€¦

Posted in Lady Jane GreyĀ Mary IĀ Monarchy

19 July 1553 ā€“ Mary Proclaimed Queen in London

ā€¦Notes and Sources The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England, 2nd Volume, by Baron John Campbell Campbell, p37 The Chronicle of the Greyā€¦