The so-called ‘Consort Necklace’ is one of the most famous pieces of Tudor jewellery. Appearing in a number of portraits of Henry VIII’s wives, it …
THE TUDOR QUEENS’ CONSORT NECKLACE
Elizabeth I
ELIZABETH’S EARLY INFLUENCE
There is a popular misconception that Elizabeth was at best ignored, and at worst looked upon with disfavour by her father, Henry VIII, and only …
1536: HENRY’S FEELINGS TOWARDS ELIZABETH
It has long been assumed that in the months following the execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth was out of favour with her father, …
ELIZABETH AND LADY JANE GREY’S RELATIONSHIP: AN ACCOUNT
In 1559, John Aylmer, humanist scholar and Protestant cleric, who would later go on to become the bishop of London, wrote an impassioned defence of …
ANNE PROTECTING ELIZABETH
Today is Mother’s Day in Australia, and as such, I wanted to write about Anne Boleyn as a mother who fought to protect her daughter …
BOOK REVIEW: ‘ANNE BOLEYN & ELIZABETH I: THE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WHO CHANGED HISTORY’
Anne and Elizabeth. The title of Tracy Borman’s new book really does sum up these two incredible women; they were the ‘mother and daughter who …
CORONATIONS: EDWARD THE CONFESSOR TO ELIZABETH I
The coronation the world is going to witness on Saturday is very much a medieval ceremony, even as it has evolved and continues to evolve …
CHASTISING A QUEEN
In the mid-to-late 17th century, Anthony Wood, an antiquarian and music-lover, wrote biographical notes on famous musicians. Amongst these was a short biography on a …
A GENEALOGY FROM ADAM AND EVE TO KING EDWARD VI OF ENGLAND
Just like today, people in the medieval and early modern periods were fascinated by their genealogies, especially kings and noblemen. Henry VIII possessed a particularly …
A mournefull Dittie, entituled Elizabeths losse
together with a welcome for King James published London, 1603 ~ Farewell, farewell, farewell, brave Englands joy: Gone is thy friend that kept thee from …
