Category: History

Audio Reviews of Becoming Elizabeth

Christine Morgan, a historian and host of A Brief History has given us her feedback on Starz’s Becoming Elizabeth since its launch on Sunday, June 12th. The anticipation was palpable, and the reviews after episode one were mixed. Was the history correct? Was it wrong? Christine is not only a historian but also has tons of experience in…

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Strange Bedfellows: The Mooted Marriage Between Elizabeth I and James VI

by Steven Veerapen Few people’s love lives have been as closely scrutinised, commented upon, and fictionalised as Queen Elizabeth I. Entire volumes have been written about her suitors. The hapless band of luminaries who, at one point or another, sought her hand includes her great favourite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester; her greatest enemy, Philip…

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