Guest article by Samantha K. Cohen Being a romantic I hope they did but history being more practical than me says maybe they did and maybe they didn’t. In other words, we really don’t know. Medically, Elizabeth I was a mess. Frequent headaches and stomach aches were two of her many illnesses. Missed periods were frequent.
As the Queen's favorite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester had petitioned to be sent to the Netherlands to assist in protecting the Protestants in the country. King Philip of Spain had recently taken control of the country after the abdication of Charles V. King Philip was shocked at the number of Protestants in the country and how fast the movement was growing - he wished to stop the movement and return the Netherlands to Catholicism. As a Protestant herself Elizabeth [More]
In the past there were no cameras, only brushes and canvas to leave us with images of those who we would later learn about in history books, lectures and blogs online. Their true identity would be left to the eye of the beholder - it was up to them to translate what they saw onto canvas...for prosperity. As with most portraiture the final product can vary with each artist. Portraits of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester "Dudley's youth was overshadowed by the downfall of [More]
Here at TudorsDynasty.com I try to put out new a article at least every other day, but sometimes it doesn't happen and sometimes I publish more. It's just the nature of the beast when I have a full-time day job. I've decided to start publishing a newsletter that will highlight the last 5-10 posts in case you've missed them. Here is newsletter #1 with the 10 latest posts on Tudorsdynasty.com You can click on the article name or picture to be directed to the post [More]
Guest article by Karlie aka History Gal Lettice Knollys’ flirtation and subsequent marriage to Queen Elizabeth’s favorite, Robert Dudley, saw her banished from court in 1569 and again in 1579. Lettice had been forgiven once, but the Queen was not inclined to forgive her cousin again. Dudley, on the other hand, was summoned back to court in a matter of weeks since Elizabeth banished him to Wanstead Hall (his estate in Essex). His favor with the Queen restored, [More]
Elizabeth kept the last letter Robert Dudley had written her prior to his death in her bedside treasure box -- the letter was still there when she died over a decade later. I most humbly beseech your Majesty to pardon your poor old servant to be thus bold in sending to know how my gracious lady doth, and what ease of her late pain she finds, being the chiefest thing in the world I do pray for, for her to have good health and long life. Form my own poor case, I [More]