Francis Drake was an English explorer and sea captain – best known for the journey that began on this day, the first English circumnavigation of…
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Tag: Elizabeth I
From the very start of her reign, Elizabeth gave Robert Dudley rich gifts – indeed, he was the top recipient of her royal largesse –…
Let’s back up a little for context: four months earlier, Mary’s husband (Henry, Lord Darnley) had been murdered at Kirk O’Field, and many people believed…
There is so much to unpack here… Elizabeth had been brought to the Tower in March, accused of participating in Thomas Wyatt’s treasonous rebellion. Confined…
Giovanni Michiel served as Venetian Ambassador to England during almost all of Mary’s reign. When he left England in 1557, about six months before Mary…
Acquittals never happened when treason was involved! At worst, you might get a single juror abstaining, and that would still be a pretty big deal:…
When Elizabeth Tudor came to the English throne, there was huge pressure on her to marry and secure the succession (and even ensure proper leadership…
First, some background. Just a few months after Henry VIII died, his widow, Katherine Parr, married Thomas Seymour, uncle to the new King Edward VI.…
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…
This was such a huge time for England, the triumph of the people over an attempted coup – the only time since the Battle of…