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The Mirror of the Sinful Soul
The Mirror of the Sinful Soul - Elizabeth's translation with KP (Katherine Parr) embroidered on it. Today, on Maundy Thursday (or Holy Thursday), the day we commemorate the Last Supper which Jesus...
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Elizabeth I’s Reign – Just Survival?
The Tudors by G J Meyer I have been reading G J Meyer’s The Tudors: The Complete Story of England’s Most Notorious Dynasty, which is an interesting read, but when I got to the part on Elizabeth my...
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On Monsieur’s Departure
François, Duke of Alençon and Anjou On this day in history, 10th June 1584, François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon, died at the age of 30 from a fever, possibly malaria. Why am I writing about him here,...
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Elizabeth I – Primary Sources
While there are some excellent biographies and books out there on Elizabeth I, her reign and Elizabethan times, there’s nothing quite like going back to the primary sources. Secondary sources obviously...
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Elizabeth I the Poet – The Woodstock Etchings
What some people do not realise is that Elizabeth I was a very accomplished writer, something which could be attributed to her Humanist education but which was also a real gift. One of my favourite...
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Elizabeth I’s Golden Speech
Apologies for not posting about Elizabeth I’s famous Golden Speech yesterday on its 410th anniversary, yesterday was just one of those days! You can find diarist Hayward Townshend’s version of the...
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Elizabeth I’s Earliest Surviving Letter
On 31st July 1544, the future Elizabeth I wrote her earliest surviving letter to her stepmother, Catherine Parr. It was written in Italian and in a beautiful italic hand. Elizabeth wrote: “Inimical...
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30 November 1601 – Elizabeth I’s Golden Speech
On this day in history, 30th November 1601, Elizabeth I delivered her famous Golden Speech to the House of Commons, addressing their concerns over England’s economic state of affairs. It was her final...
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Act of Uniformity 1559
On the 8th May 1559, Queen Elizabeth I gave her approval to the Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy which had been passed by Parliament on the 29th April. The Act of Uniformity made Protestantism...
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Elizabeth I the Poet – 1560s and 1570s
Mary Queen of Scots - A threat to Elizabeth I The first poem I want to share with you was inscribed by Elizabeth I on the last leaf of her French psalter, which is in the Royal Library at Windsor...
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