The Times of the Tudors

Well, we all know that the hygiene was lacking (to say the least) at the court of the Tudors. But it appears from recently discovered docume...

This is one of those rare portraits of Elizabeth I that depicts a woman who is no longer young - to say the least. At the end of her reig...

Elizabeth I was painted a lot through her long reign and these are just a few of the paintings of her. Some of them will appear later ...

Elizabeth I faced countless terrors and threats to her life through her entire life. One of the most memorable assassination attempts on the...

The drama that played out between Queen Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots is still as fascinating to us now as it was 500 y...

I found these beautiful pictures of Elizabeth I in a modern interpretation on: http://viona-art.com/portfolio/archive/tudor  (all credit to...

The monarch was - and still is - the face of a monarchy's currency. That was the same in Tudor England and some of the coins have surviv...

The Virgin Queen left her mark and personality for us to see through the quotes that survived her

This seal purse is embroidered with the Great Seal of England and Queen Elizabeth's initials: ER (Elizabeth Regina - Regina being the...

The Greatest Queen of England - the Queen who refused to surrender her crown and submit to a man Elizabeth was born at Greenwich Palace...

One of the many rumours that surrounded Elizabeth I after her reign - and to some extent still does - is that she had a child. The rumour go...

This bedspread was used by Elizabeth I when she visited Berkeley Castle in 1572. Allegedly she left several items there including the ...

Queen Elizabeth I was the centre of her court and country and was consequently dressed in the very best. Thankfully some of her clothes has ...