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Lettice Knollys: Cousin vs Queen (Part 4 – The Conclusion)

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Guest article by Karlie aka History Gal Robert Devereux, the 2nd Earl of Essex, was known throughout the court for his military prowess, good looks and charisma. These qualities made him popular with the Queen and with the English people. The titles and adulation that was heaped on Essex undoubtedly inflated the young Earl’s massive ego and made him hungry for more power and glory. More than anything else, Essex wanted to be the head of a great and victoriou [More]

Ways to Die During the Tudor Period

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What comes to mind when you think of the Tudor period and death? Most often the first answer is beheading. We can thank Henry VIII for that! However, there were plenty of other ways to lose your life between 1485 and 1603. In this article we'll cover a variety of ways that one could die or be killed during the Tudor period. Of course we didn't list them all because there were thousands of ways one could die during this time period... Disease Disease was rampan [More]