17 December 1559 – Matthew Parker consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury
On this day in history, 17th December 1559, Matthew Parker was consecrated as Elizabeth I’s Archbishop of Canterbury.…
Elizabeth I
30 November 1601 – Elizabeth I’s Golden Speech
On 30th November 1601, Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, delivered her famous Golden…
17 November 1558 – The Accession of Queen Elizabeth I
On 17th November 1558, following the death of Queen Mary I early that morning, Mary’s 25 year-old half…
10 September 1533 – Christening of the future Elizabeth I
On Wednesday 10 September 1533, three days after her birth, Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne…
7 September 1533 – Birth of Elizabeth I, daughter of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII
At 3pm on 7th September, less than two weeks after she had taken to her chamber at Greenwich…
26 August 1533 – Anne Boleyn takes to her Chamber
One of the rituals associated with childbirth was called “taking her chamber”. A Tudor woman usually “took to…
Elizabeth I’s Tilbury Speech – 9 August 1588
Although the remaining ships of the Spanish Armada were homeward bound, England was still expecting to be threatened…