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.…
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…
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…
On the 17th of March 1554, Elizabeth was informed that she was to be taken to the Tower of London as a prisoner of the queen for her involvement in Wyatt’s Rebellion. When informed she requested a moment to write a letter to her sister, the queen. In it she asked not to be…
Indecent Proposal The following letter was written by Lady Elizabeth Tudor to Thomas Seymour, Lord Admiral (see note at the end of this article). Upon the discovery of this letter my first reaction was disbelief and shock. After years of reading about Thomas Seymour and his inappropriate nature with Elizabeth Tudor I had never imagined…
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…
