Tag: appearance
Glamour in Austerity
Thank you so much to Evangelia Palios on Twitter for telling me about Lisa Jardine’s radio programme “Glamour in Austerity”…
Elizabeth I’s Use of Dress as a Political Tool
There’s an interesting article on the BBC website entitled A Point of View: Dazzling in an age of austerity in…
Is Anne Boleyn’s Famous Portrait Actually Elizabeth I?
I was inspired to write this post today by a member of The Anne Boleyn Files Facebook page, Jane, who…
Elizabeth I – Her Father’s Daughter and the Lion’s Cub
As someone who spend a lot of time researching Elizabeth’s mother, Anne Boleyn, and her tragic end, I find it…
Elizabeth and Mary Part 1
Today’s post is the first about two sisters (or rather half-sisters): Mary and Elizabeth, their relationship as children and what…
Was Elizabeth a Jealous Old Hag?
I’ve just been listening to a BBC History Magazine interview with Tracy Borman, writer of “Elizabeth’s Women: The Hidden Story…
What Did Elizabeth I Look Like?
“What a silly question!”, you may say, after all we’ve got an abundance of portraits and depictions of this famous…