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Elizabeth and Robert: A Dangerous Liaison

…you so much for spending this time with me. To learn more about me and my books, as well as access special features, please visit me at: http://www.cwgortner.com. Happy reading!…

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Christopher Marlowe’s “Edward II”

…fools”… Edward, much to the despair of his wife and contempt of his barons, is very fond of both. King Edward comes to the throne, and immediately recalls his banished…

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John Donne Portrait Needs Help

…greatly. If you want to donate to this worthy cause, you can find out further information at the NPG website and if you want to spread the word the link…

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Henri IV’s Head Found

…the very latest forensic techniques to compare the head’s features with those of Henri in his portraits and sculptures, as it was not possible to use DNA. Portraits showed that…

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Christmas in Elizabethan England

…Christmas A Tudor and Stuart Christmas If you fancy doing some Tudor style cooking, the Historic Royal Palaces have a special Tudor Cookery page on their website with Tudor Cook-along…

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Elizabeth I Portrait to Go On Display in London

…from 3rd June to 4th September 2011. You can find out more about the Government Art Collection at http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/index.html Source Government Art Collection to go on public display, BBC News…

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John Dee – A Biographical Sketch

…King Edward VI. 1553 through to 1580’s Consultant to the Muscovy Company seeking trade with Russia via a possible North-East Passage through polar regions. Also employed as advisor and astrologer…

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John Knox

…after Dudley had taken control, Knox spoke of how the Book of Common Prayer should be changed so that it did not require worshippers to commit what he considered idolatry…

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The Virgin Queen’s Fatal Affair: Revealed

…November at 8pm. On the Radio Times website, the programme is described as:- “A historical documentary which explores the possibility that a controversial love affair between Elizabeth I and her…

Posted in Elizabeth I Myths Elizabeth I Personality Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots – Tragic Heroine?

…what happened in the end. What else could she do? Mary – Tragic Heroine and Martyr? Recently, this site has been bombarded with comments (see comments on Free Report page…

Posted in Elizabeth I Early Life Imprisonment

Elizabeth Returns to Hatfield

…privy of my rising or commotion before I began. As I have declared no less to the queen’s council. And this is most true.”5 Elizabeth was not put on trial…

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The Trial of Mary Queen of Scots

…act of war, even if it resulted in Elizabeth’s death, was legitimate if it allowed her, a queen, to be free at last, the commission saw her actions as an…

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Happy Birthday Edward VI – Venus and Saturn in Conjunction

…Your Grace! A competition to win a signed copy of Robert’s next novel (can you guess the title from the clues provided?) can be found at his website http://endymion-at-night.blogspot.com P.S….

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The Tower of London

Just a quick post to let you know about a wonderful article on the Daily Mail website which gives information about the Ceremony of the Keys and also the history…

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National Portrait Gallery Information on the Phoenix and Pelican Portraits

…about the National Portrait Gallery page on this one week long exhibition, which you can find at http://www.npg.org.uk/research/programmes/making-art-in-tudor-britain/the-phoenix-and-the-pelican-two-portraits-of-elizabeth-i-c.1575.php Elizabeth I miniature by Nicholas Hilliard What I love about this page…

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7th September 1533 – The Birth of Queen Elizabeth I

…“devoted” to Elizabeth, rather than running a website devoted to her, but I don’t see there being anything wrong in admiring Elizabeth I. As David Starkey says in his brilliant…

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The Death of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

…filled her and became a sound… a name… Robin… my long love. How could I have forgotten you for a moment, even in my greatest triumph, our greatest triumph? “Majesty,…

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Elizabeth I in the Movies

…Germany under Hitler. Glancy feels that Robson’s portrayal of Elizabeth “as a courageous, compassionate monarch, but also as a lonely and insecure woman” was “the most convincing and sympathetic portrait…

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Mary Queen of Scots Lands in Scotland

and composed Mary broke down and burst into tears as the French coast disappeared from view:- “Her last words as her galley sailed into the open sea were ‘Adieu France….

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Painting the Armada Exhibition

…to the Parliament website, the paintings were first commissioned when the new palace was built in the 19th century, but only one was completed by the artist Richard Burchett. The…