Claire | August 15, 2022
On this day in history, 15th August 1603, the burial of Lady Mary Scudamore (née Shelton) took place at Holme Lacy in Herefordshire. Mary served as a member of Elizabeth I’s privy chamber and was one of Elizabeth’s favourite sleeping companions. Mary was very close to the queen but this also saw her suffer the […]
Claire | April 15, 2022
On this day in Tudor history, 15th April 1599, Elizabeth I’s favourite, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, was sworn in as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Unfortunately, Essex wasn’t at all happy about his appointment. He didn’t want to go to Ireland. Essex had to go and his time there was to be his undoing. […]
Claire | March 6, 2014
Today we have a guest post from historical novelist Anne Clinard Barnhill, author of Queen Elizabeth’s Daughter: A Novel of Elizabeth I. When I began writing my first novel, AT THE MERCY OF THE QUEEN, I’d done tons of research about my ancestors, the Sheltons. As a matter of fact, I’d been obsessed with these […]
