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1. Elizabeth I Elizabeth Tudor (1533-1603) was not only one of the most extraordinary women to have ever lived, she was also one of the most mysterious and intriguing. Because there is a plenitude of standard biographical information on Elizabeth elsewhere, this p...
2. Helen Mirren Helen Mirren is an English actress. She received the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Actress for her role in the movie 'The Queen' (2006), where she played Queen Elisabeth.
3. The Boleyn Girls Sisters Mary and Anne Boleyn were both deeply involved with King Henry VIII, and the Boleyn family was a major influence at the beginning of the Reformation in England. These two fascinating women are in the spotlight again, nearly 500 years later,...
4. Blanche Parry This lens is all about a very special lady who lived in the 16th Century. Her name was Blanche Parry. She was one of the most significant figures about the court of Elizabeth I of England. In fact, for an almost unbroken period of 56 years out of the...
5. John Dee Of all the many colourful and fascinating characters who populate the stage of Elizabethan history, John Dee (1527-1609) remains perhaps the most mysterious and least understood. Mathematician and geographer, astronomer and antiquarian, he was widely...
6. Virgin and the Crab I love historical fiction, and especially anything written about the Tudor and Elizabethan times. Currently my favourite novel is this one: Virgin and the Crab by Robert Parry. Apart from the ever-charismatic figure of Elizabeth, it's cast of charac...
7. Jane Grey Writing in his 'Child's History of England' and referring to the axe that beheaded the sixteen-year-old Jane Grey, Charles Dickens states that it, "never struck so cruel and so vile a blow as this." Dickens, of course, was a Victorian. And the Victo...
8. Anne Boleyn: Villain or Victim? Anne Boleyn, second wife of the notorious King Henry VIII, mother of Queen Elizabeth I. Was she really the villainous adulterer she was painted or was she a political victim?  Take a look as we hunt down the clues.
9. King Henry VIII - 500th Anniversary 2009 Henry VIII dismissed Rome and established his own church. A simple statement of fact, which barely reflects the magnitude of the act. He was the king of England, but not supreme. At least, not as long as he answered to the Pope. A case of loves desi...
10. Elizabeth: The Golden Age Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett reprises her role as Queen Elizabeth I of England in Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Now that she has risen to power and taken the thrown Elizabeth must keep control, protect herself, her country and her people. With Geoffrey R...
11. English Renaissance Dress I have been interested in English Renaissance history, and Renaissance clothing style, since the fifth grade, when I was chosen to play the female lead in our class play. I was to play the role of the queen, and my Godmother was going to make my dres...
12. Sir Francis Drake His exploits in The Caribbean and his battles with the Spanish are legendary He was born in Crowndale, near Tavistock, Devon England and his his successful circumnavigation of the world between 1577 and 1580 ensured that he would be one of the best re...
13. Recreating the History of Tudor and Elizabethan England
14. The House Of Tudor Showtime's The Tudors has produced a wave of interest in history, and the REAL Tudors are every bit as exciting as the TV series. The Tudors ruled England from 1485-1603. Their lives, and the lives of those around them, were exciting and complex - f...