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Tag: Queen Elizabeth I

Posted on August 31, 2020June 13, 2022 by Ann Foster

Lady Jane Grey: How To Lose A Queen In Nine Days

The short, weird life of England's first solo female monarch.

Posted on August 21, 2020September 12, 2020 by Ann Foster

Lady Katherine Grey: The Epic Love Story Of A Forgotten Tudor Heiress

Lady Katherine Grey, sister of Lady Jane Grey, fell in love and got secretly married, then wound up in jail for the rest of her life. She also had a pet monkey (??).

Posted on June 14, 2020August 23, 2020 by Ann Foster

Lady Mary Grey: Dwarf, Youngest Sister, Star-Crossed Lover, Tudor Heiress

Portrait of Lady Mary Grey

Lady Mary Grey was the youngest sister of Lady Jane Grey. She was also a dwarf, had one of the greatest love stories ever told, and continued to thrive even after being sent to jail.

Posted on November 22, 2019December 12, 2019 by Ann Foster

Countess Elizabeth Báthory: The True Story Of “Lady Dracula”

Elizabeth Báthory was a 16th century Hungarian noblewoman notorious for being the most prolific female killer. But her true story may not be what you think.

Posted on October 17, 2019March 3, 2020 by Ann Foster

Boudica, Queen of the Iceni: Freedom Fighter, Revolutionary, Icon

Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, was an aristocrat turned freedom fighter who led an army of the oppressed to set fire to their oppressors.

Posted on September 16, 2019August 21, 2020 by Ann Foster

Mary Tudor: Little Sister, Reluctant Queen, Love Warrior

Gabrielle Anwar as Princess Margaret, who was actually Princess Mary, on The Tudors

Mary Tudor was very briefly Queen of France and then she tricked her brother Henry VIII to let her marry for love, and her life was pretty much non-stop amazing.

Posted on August 22, 2019February 4, 2020 by Ann Foster

King Henry V: The Real Story Behind Netflix’s The King

Who was King Henry V and why does Timothée Chalamet have that haircut in The King? What is his connection to the Tudor dynasty? All your questions answered!

Posted on December 4, 2018November 26, 2019 by Ann Foster

Mary Queen of Scots vs Queen Elizabeth I: Royal Rivals

A deep dive into the complex, strained, and BONKERS collision course between Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I.

Posted on November 6, 2018May 14, 2020 by Ann Foster

Tudor Heiress Lady Anne Stanley and the Castlehaven Rape Trial

Lady Anne Stanley was a possible heir to Elizabeth I until her father's murder and her own disastrous (like DISASTROUS) marriage put her out of the running for good.

Posted on September 10, 2018November 11, 2019 by Ann Foster

Anne of Denmark: The Drama Queen of Scots

Anne of Denmark helped usher in some of England's best drama, both in the theatrical sense, and in the "screaming in the palace at your useless husband" sense

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