Who were Elizabeth’s prime Lady’s in Waiting, who did she trust the most and keep closest to her? We know of Bess in “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”…how accurate was this character?

…can find out more about Kat at https://www.elizabethfiles.com/info/bios/kat-ashley/ and Blanche at https://www.elizabethfiles.com/info/bios/blanche-parry/

I’m trying to remember what Bess was like in the Elizabeth films but I can’t remember so…

Elizabeth I
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What Did Elizabeth I Look Like?

…Elizabeth I in her youth or in her later years, feel free to leave them as comments below.

P.S. Remember to email your Elizabeth I competition entry to claire@elizabethfiles.com

Posted in Catherine Parr People

20 January 1569 – Death of Miles Coverdale, Bible Translator

On this day in history, 20th January 1569, the famous Bible translator and Bishop of Exeter Miles Coverdale died after preaching a sermon at St Magnus the Martyr.

Posted in Appearance of Elizabeth I Elizabeth I Personality Portraits

The Armada Portrait

…Henry VIII’s large codpiece spoke of his sexuality and prowess. Notes and Sources Elizabeth I: The Armada Portrait by C J Cairns Portraits of Queen ELizabeth I, by Marilee…

Posted in News People

Musician Damon Albarn and Dr John Dee

…at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13996665 or the Manchester International Festival website for more details.

You can find out more about the fascinating Dr John Dee in “John Dee – A Biographical Sketch”

Posted in People Shakespeare

Anonymous: Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

…his plays. The Shakespeare Authorship Coalition – A website promoting the “Declaration of Reasonable Doubt about the Identity of William Shakespeare”. The Francis Bacon Society – A society which believes…

Posted in Elizabeth I Early Life Elizabeth I's Childhood Elizabeth I's Household Lady Elizabeth Parents People

The Household of Elizabeth Tudor

…1544.

You can find out more about her in Finding Kat Ashley and Elizabeth and the Two Katherines.

Trivia: Kat’s loyalty to Elizabeth was tested when she was…

1559 Parliament Speech

…continued in this determination, although my youth and words may seem to some hardly to agree together, yet is it most true that at this day I stand free from…

Posted in Elizabeth I Information The Reign of Elizabeth I Tudor events Tudor Times

An Elizabethan Christmas

…my article over at The Anne Boleyn Files – Tudor Christmas.

Sources Elizabethan Christmas Life in Elizabethan England BBC History – Ten Ages of Christmas An Elizabethan Christmas Feast “Pleasures

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Mistress Blanche

Blanche Parry’s memorial effigy at Bacton

Many Tudor history buffs have heard of ladies like Kat Ashley and Bess Throckmorton, who served Queen Elizabeth I, but Blanche Parry,

Posted in Elizabeth I Books Elizabeth I Information Elizabeth I Writings News Tudor Times

The Friday Review

…a relatively new site but is growing all the time. Just this week, I have added Elizabeth’s “Tide Letter” and articles on Tudor Birth Control and Witchcraft. Halloween Competition –…

Posted in Portraits

New Evidence Regarding the Phoenix and Pelican Portraits

…the symbolism in the paintings in the following articles:-

Elizabeth I Pelican Portrait Elizabeth I Phoenix Portrait Source New Clues Point to Portrait Painter’s Identity – BBC News, 12th September…

Posted in Elizabeth I Books Mary I News Tudor events

Mary I Facts

…the gender of the monarch made no difference to the powers or the prerogatives of the Crown.”

Sources “Mary Tudor: The First Queen” by Linda Porter “How Bloody Was Mary?”…

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News – Elizabeth Norton joins the Elizabeth I event to talk about Seymour and Elizabeth, our first talk goes live, and you can join our Zoom call

…Borman, Owen Emmerson, Christine Hartweg, Estelle Paranque and Elizabeth Goldring for “Elizabeth I: The Life of Gloriana, the Virgin Queen”. It’s completely online and open internationally.

Register at https://claireridgway.com/events/elizabeth-i-the-life-of-gloriana-the-virgin-queen-online-event-7-16-september-2022/

Posted in Mary Queen of Scots People

John Knox

…Prayer should be changed so that it did not require worshippers to commit what he considered idolatry by kneeling during communion. A compromise was reached when it was declared that…

Posted in Appearance of Elizabeth I Elizabeth I Information Elizabeth I Personality Monarchy Portraits The Reign of Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I – Queen of PR

A few months ago I wrote an article entitled “Elizabeth I’s Image” which was based on the BBC series “The Seven Ages of Britain”, a series which looked

Posted in People The Reign of Elizabeth I

John Dee – A Biographical Sketch

I asked Robert Parry, author of “Virgin and the Crab” which has John Dee as one of its main characters, to write us a bio of this fascinating,

Tudor Contraception

…reduced when a woman is breastfeeding but many of us know that this does not stop you getting pregnant! Common rue Herbal remedies – Natural contraceptives or “abortants” included…

Posted in Elizabeth I Writings Mary I

Elizabeth I’s famous Tide Letter – 17 March 1554

…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 here’s the video I mentioned about Mary writing to Elizabeth:

https://youtu.be/XqC_xNf30RA

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Robert Catesby

…of the gunpowder. How odd!

Notes and Sources Faith and Treason: The Story of the Gunpowder Plot, Antonia Fraser Wikipedia page on Robert Catesby The Gunpowder Plot, Elizabeth Files article…