9 August 1588 – Elizabeth I’s Tilbury Speech
Elizabeth I Armada Portrait On the 9th August 1588 (old calendar) Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and…
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31st July 1544 – Elizabeth I’s Earliest Surviving Letter
The earliest surviving letter we have written by Elizabeth I was written on this day in 1544 when…
Was Elizabeth I a Man?
Last Friday The Daily Mail published an article with the title "Is this proof the Virgin Queen was…
8 June 1536 – The Lady Mary Writes to Her Father and the Second Act of Succession is Passed
On 8th June 1536, Henry VIII's eldest daughter, Mary, continued in her quest to reconcile with her father…
Anne Boleyn’s Spending on Elizabeth
As today is Mother's Day in some countries - Happy Mother's Day! - I thought you might be…
26 April 1536 – Anne Boleyn Meets with Matthew Parker, Her Chaplain
Around 26th April 1536 Anne Boleyn met with one of her chaplains, her "countryman" Matthew Parker. We do…
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…