Lucy Worsley’s Fit to Rule Programme
I mentioned this BBC TV series on The Anne Boleyn Files Facebook page the other day and wanted…
Elizabeth I
24 March 1603 – The Death of Queen Elizabeth I
On this day in 1603, in the early hours of the morning, Queen Elizabeth I died at Richmond…
Attici Amoris Ergo – Is this a portrait of Arthur Dudley? by Melanie Taylor
Attici Amoris Ergo, Nicholas Hilliard, V&A Museum Today we have a guest article from author Melanie Tayor. Melanie…
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother's Day to those of you celebrating today. I hope you get thoroughly pampered and have a…
Elizabeth I is Crowned – 15 January 1559
On this day in history, at midday on 15th January 1559, the 25 year-old daughter of Henry VIII…
Elizabeth I’s Coronation Procession – 14 January 1559
On this day in history, 14th January 1559, at 3pm, Elizabeth I left the Tower for her eve…
17 November 1558 – The Death of Mary I and the Accession of Elizabeth I
On this day in 1558, Queen Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, died peacefully…