Elizabeth I’s Suitors
Elizabeth I never married but was linked with various men. The following men were either linked with Elizabeth through rumours and scandals, were royal favourites or were suitors that she considered...
View ArticleThe Legacy of Elizabeth I
“It would please me best if, at the last, a marble stone shall record that this Queen having lived such and such a time, lived and died a virgin” I admire Elizabeth I as a woman who grew up for the...
View ArticleOn 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,...
View ArticleElizabeth and Leicester – Bess and Robin
Joseph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett as Leicester and Elizabeth After reading Jeane Westin’s wonderful novel about the relationship between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester, I asked...
View ArticleRobert Dudley to Marry Mary Queen of Scots?
On this day in history, 29th September 1564, Robert Dudley was made Earl of Leicester, an earldom which had been planned earlier in the year to make him more acceptable as a bridegroom to Mary Queen of...
View ArticleWhy Didn’t Elizabeth I Marry?
In the final scene of Shekhar Kapur’s “Elizabeth”, starring Cate Blanchett, we see Kat Ashley cutting Elizabeth’s hair off and Elizabeth making a dramatic entrance in front of her court dressed as a...
View ArticleSecrets of the Virgin Queen
Just a quickie post to let those of you who get the National Geographic Channel know that “Secrets of the Virgin Queen” is being aired tonight – TUE JAN 25 9P National Geographic say of the programme:-...
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