A Doomed, Romantic Queen? – Guest Post by historian Linda Porter
Linda Porter on how she came to write her latest book, Crown of Thistles: the fatal inheritance of…
Elizabeth I
10 September 1533 – Elizabeth I’s Christening at the Church of Observant Friars, Greenwich
On Wednesday 10th September 1533, Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was christened at the…
7 September 1533 – Anne Boleyn Gives Birth to the future Elizabeth I
On this day in 1533, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Queen Anne Boleyn gave birth to a…
4 September 1588 – Death of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Today is the anniversary of the death of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. He died on 4th September…
26 August 1533 – Queen Anne Boleyn Took to her Chamber
On this day in 1533, Queen Anne Boleyn went through one of the rituals associated with childbirth: "taking…
20 August 1588 – Thanksgiving Service for England’s Victory over the Spanish Armada
On this day in history, the 20th August 1588, a thanksgiving service was held at St Paul’s in…
9 August 1588 – Elizabeth I’s Tilbury Speech
Elizabeth I Armada Portrait On the 9th August 1588 (old calendar) Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and…