Elizabeth Tudor

Elizabeth, Queen of England (Part Three)

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Show your support by becoming a patron! Become a Patron! Miss Part Two? Click Here to Read: Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England (Part Two) Listen to Part Two Here: Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England (Part Three) The last article in this series on Elizabeth was two weeks ago because of Christmas, and since then my research and writing has been at a minimum. As I discussed on Facebook I’ve been having a difficult time with this part of her life. The purpose of thi [More]

Elizabeth, Queen of England (Part One)

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Become a Patron! Elizabeth Tudor has always been on the back-burner for me. While I love the fact that she was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn I’ve never been as interested in her reign as I have been in her father’s. My views on Queen Elizabeth of England often make me an outcast in my own community. My believe is that the adult Elizabeth, the Queen of England, was not a very nice person. She shared a lot of the same qualities as her father. No [More]

The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor (Guest Post)

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The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor Guest article by Elizabeth Norton 6 February 1559. In the great gallery at Whitehall Palace Elizabeth I, who had been queen for only three months, received a deputation from the House of Commons. Led by their speaker, Sir Thomas Gargrave, the politicians filed in. They had come, said Gargrave, to request that the queen marry, ‘as well for her own comfort and contentment, as for assurance to the realm by her royal issue’. Elizabeth, w [More]

Understanding Young Elizabeth Tudor

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Through my constant research of Thomas Seymour I've been led on an unexpected journey to discovering the young Elizabeth Tudor. From those who read my blog often you know that I tend to write mostly about the reign of Henry VIII because, well, that's where I started and there is so much to tell! This is why I've decided to write this piece about my current understanding of Elizabeth Tudor - undoubtedly a monarch I still have a lot to learn about. Born on the 7th of [More]

A Kingdom in Crisis (Guest Post)

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A Kingdom In Crisis Guest article by Alan Freer It was mid-morning on Palm Sunday in the year of Our Lord 1554. A young woman of 20 sat in a barge at the Watergate of the Tower of London. Under this dark, forbidding, stone portal so many had passed to end their lives on Tower Green at the executioner's block. Her own mother had made the self-same journey some 18 years before. At first she refused to alight on the landing-stage but was informed by the Marquess of [More]

Between Two Brothers: Edward and Thomas Seymour

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Unless you are an only child you are familiar with the love that siblings bear one another. The events of life, along with the meddling of others caused a rift between these two men and ultimately cost both of them their lives. The Seymour brothers, Edward and Thomas. Brothers There are instances when situations fester and cause strife between siblings that tear them apart. You know, like when one sibling critiques the parenting of another - that’s going to cause a f [More]

The Relationship Between Mary and Elizabeth Tudor

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Princess Mary Tudor was the apple of her father's eye for many years prior Anne Boleyn returning to England. Freshly back from her duties in France, Anne was unlike most women and Henry VIII noticed. We don't know the exact date that Henry noticed Anne but once he did it changed the course of English history. After Katherine of Aragon's last unsuccessful pregnancy Henry began to consider that he would never have a male heir. He believed the fact that he had  married hi [More]

Book Review: “The Bastard Princess” by G. Lawrence

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After much time on the back-burner I was able to read this wonderful book - Book One, of the Elizabeth of England Chronicle by Gemma Lawrence: The Bastard Princess. I'm always interested in reading books about Elizabeth's early years since it helps me see other writer's view-point on her relationship with Thomas Seymour and her mother. This book did not disappoint. Book Summary: February, 1603… In Richmond Palace, London, the last Queen of the Tudor dynasty [More]

Similar Fates: Anne Boleyn and Thomas Seymour

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This will not be the first time I mention this idea and it won't be the last - Anne Boleyn and Thomas Seymour had very similar fates. The thought came to me one day when I was reading one of my many primary sources about Thomas Seymour. If you did not know already I've been researching and writing a book about Thomas Seymour since 2016 - a book to show a side of Thomas Seymour that no other author has dared to write about. I've even started a separate website and Facebook [More]

Kept from the King

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content/uploads/2017/02/Kept-from-the-King.jpg"> At some point, during Edward's last illness, Princess Elizabeth sent the King the following letter, however, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland made sure the letter never reached her brother. This is noteworthy because it shows that Elizabeth had attempted to visit her brother, but had been stopped on her way there, and sent back: PRINCESS ELIZABETH TO KING EDWARD VI. [Ellis's " Original Letters." From the Har [More]

All That is Left Unsaid (Guest Post)

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“We are more bounde to them that bringeth us up wel than to our parents” Elizabeth I “The more you leave out, the more you highlight what you leave in.” Henry Green With comments such as the one above made by Elizabeth I, no wonder that many have argued about what her feelings were for her parents. With her father, Henry VIII, Elizabeth demonstrated obvious pride in being associated or compared with him on many occasions. But what of her mother, possibly the [More]

Introducing My Tudors Dynasty Podcast Page

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Hello! As you may or may not know already, I have started a separate site where I will be posting podcasts for your listening pleasure. I shared my first one the Tudors Dynasty Facebook page (and Twitter page) for free and I'm very excited about all the positive feedback I've received thus far. I'm already working on my second podcast. :) To make sure you do not miss out on future podcasts, articles, polls and more items that are different than what you see here - ple [More]

Elizabeth: To Honor Thy Father

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Honor Thy Father: After being proposed to by Thomas Seymour and rejecting his request, Elizabeth must have felt torn. It appears she would have accepted the proposal had it not been so soon after her father, Henry VIII's death. There was, of course, a required mourning period and Elizabeth intended on honoring her father properly. On the other-hand, Elizabeth's step-mother, Katherine Parr didn't appear to worry about honoring her late husband the way any queen consort was [More]

The Confession of Lady Elizabeth

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The downfall of Thomas Seymour caused many important people to be questioned about his actions, as well as their own. Lady Elizabeth Tudor was no exception. Her relationship with Seymour was complicated to say the least. His own behavior, especially after the death of his wife Katherine Parr, is what led to his execution. The below statements are the "confession" of Lady Elizabeth regarding her relationship with Thomas Seymour. In  1549, Elizabeth was 15 or 16 year [More]

Elizabeth’s Favorite Men

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Queen Elizabeth was a single woman with a kingdom (or two) at her disposal. Many men wished to marry the Queen to advance their own status. Some came closer than others.  In this article we're going to focus on two men (other than Robert Dudley) who came closest to marrying the Queen. Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alençon Francis Valois was the son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici -- he was born in 1555.  Francis was considered attractive as a child, however [More]