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National Portrait Gallery Information on the Phoenix and Pelican Portraits

…me 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

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Posted in Anne Boleyn Elizabeth I Early Life Henry VIII and Elizabeth Parents

7 September 1533 – The Birth of Elizabeth I at Greenwich Palace

On 7th September 1533, Queen Elizabeth I was born at Greenwich Palace. Her parents were King Henry VIII and his second wife, Queen Anne Boleyn.

Her birth,

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7th September 1533 – The Birth of Queen Elizabeth I

…over at The Anne Boleyn Files and my article from 7th September last year, Happy Birthday Good Queen Bess.

Notes and Sources Elizabeth, David Starkey, page X in the introduction…

Posted in Lady Jane Grey Mary I

9th July 1553 – Mary Writes to the Privy Council and Lady Jane Grey is Informed that She is Queen

After declaring herself as Queen the day before, in front of her household at Kenninghall, Mary wrote the following letter to the privy council:

“My lords, we

Bishop John Jewel

On 23rd September 1571, John Jewel (or Jewell), the Bishop of Salisbury and Apologist of the Church of England, died aged 49. Who, you may ask, was Bishop

Posted in Becoming Elizabeth Elizabeth I Early Life Elizabeth I Movies and Series Thomas Seymour

Becoming Elizabeth – Episode 3 – Either Learn or Be Silent

…about her pregnancy. Phew!

https://youtu.be/81oXYOdsGMM

The link to Susan Higginbotham’s article on Frances Grey – https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-maligned-frances-grey-guest-post-by-susan-higginbotham/ The link to Miranda Kaufmann’s article on Pedro de Negro – http://www.mirandakaufmann.com/pedro-negro.html

Poem – Elizabeth

This is a poem from Esther Hyams’ series of poems on the life of Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I’s mother, which can be found at our sister site www.theanneboleynfiles.com.

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Elizabeth I’s Locket Ring on Display Now!

…the exhibition page of the Goldsmiths’ Company websitehttp://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/events/gold-power-and-allure/

The exhibition is on now and is running until 28th July.

On this day in history…

1535 –…

History Timeline – House of Windsor

…was made the Duke of Windsor on the 8th March 1937. 1936 George VI George VI became King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions on 11th…

Posted in Anne Boleyn Catherine Parr Elizabeth I Books Elizabeth I Early Life Elizabeth I Information Elizabeth I Personality Elizabeth I Writings Elizabeth I's Achievements Elizabeth I's Childhood Lady Elizabeth People

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

The Legacy of Elizabeth I

I admire Elizabeth I as a woman who grew up for the most part a motherless child.  She was born to a father who became one of the

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Becoming Elizabeth – Episode 2 Part 2 with feedback from Tom Cullen and Anya Reiss

…Jane Grey and Robert Dudley.

https://youtu.be/k_K_5xcfIdw

Here’s the link to my article featuring Tom Cullen’s comments, which he gave me permission to use – https://www.elizabethfiles.com/…

You can…

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Elizabeth I’s Image

This post continues from The Anne Boleyn Files post “Henry VIII’s England” which is an article on last night’s episode of “The Seven Ages of Britain” where David

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7 September 1533 – Birth of Elizabeth I, Gloriana

and Sources “Elizabeth I: The Great Unifier”, Susan Doran, BBC History Magazine, August 2011, Vol. 12, no.8 The Tudors: The Complete Story of England’s Most Notorious Dynasty, G J Meyer…

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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…

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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!

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…

Sir Thomas Chaloner

…Protestant divine Lady Jane Grey (published 1579) Source Sir Thomas Chaloner Wikipedia page Further Reading

You can read Thomas Chaloner’s “Elegy on the Death of Lady Jane Grey” at http://www.somegreymatter.com/chalonerelegy.htm

Were Elizabeth and Robert Dudley really lovers?

…that her reputation had to be completely unblemished and she just could not risk pregnancy or scandal. Some suggest that she was actually physically unable to have a sexual relationship,…

Religious and Educational Buildings

…visited by Henry VIII on many occasions and was also the setting of the famous murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170.

Christ Church College, Oxford – This college…