I admit, the title is somewhat misleading: technically, Hanukkah was not celebrated in Tudor England because Jews had been expelled from the land some 300…
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This was actually a secret marriage that would get the couple thrown into the Tower, so let’s back up a little for context. Elizabeth was…
The final volume in my Seymour Saga trilogy is a BookBub Featured Deal in Australia, Canada, India and the UK – and I have extended…
I have been focused on Elizabeth so much that I have not done a “King’s Great Matter” post in a while – but this was…
This was a move with huge implications: it prompted Essex’s rebellion, and opened the door for sweeping reforms. Before we get there, some context. Monopolies…
After Mary Stuart wrote her fateful letter (I did a separate post about it, you can read it here), Elizabeth had little choice but to…
This letter was sent a little less than a month before Elizabeth acceded to the throne and is a fascinating glimpse into the relationship she…
Back in 2014, I wrote a post about this event, but since I focused on the importance of the event rather than its details, I…
This was such a huge time for England, the triumph of the people over an attempted coup – the only time since the Battle of…
Amyas Paulet is best known for having been Mary Stuart’s gaoler for the last two years of her life…but he was a lot more than…