The Hands of Elizabeth I with Corina Apostu
In 1557, when the future Elizabeth I was just twenty-four, the Venetian ambassador Giovanni Michiel observed that she was ‘tall …
Hatfield House: The Haunted Childhood Home of Elizabeth I
On 17 November 1558, Lady Elizabeth, the only daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was sitting beneath an oak …
4 September 1588: Death of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
On 4 September 1588, Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester and a long-standing favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, died at …
When Catherine de’ Medici met Francis Walsingham
As of September of 1572, Sir Francis Walsingham had served for two years as Queen Elizabeth I’s ambassador in France, …
Q&A: Rosamund Gravelle on the play ‘Three Queens’
This week, I am delighted to welcome playwright Rosamund Gravelle to Tudor Extra to discuss her latest play, Three Queens, …
30 July 1588: A ‘Protestant Wind’ scatters the Armada
On the 30th of July 1588, sudden gale-force winds drove the Spanish Armada northwards and scattered the remaining ships across …
15 of the Best Quotes by the Tudors
We know that history is written by the victors. But occasionally, the voices of beloved figures from the past break …