#RobertDevereux was executed for treason #OnThisDay in 1601; the 2nd Earl of Essex foolishly led a failed rebellion against #ElizabethTudor & paid the ultimate price for his unbridled ambition & hubris...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
#MaryQueenOfScots was beheaded at Fotheringay #OnThisDay in 1587; she brought it on herself by implicating herself in a conspiracy to assassinate #ElizabethTudor; the execution gave Philip II the pretext to launch the Spanish Armada; its failure led to Spain's decline
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
#ElizabethTudor was crowned queen of #England #OnThisDay in 1559; while there are legitimate criticisms of the last of the #Tudors — including her colonial policy in Ireland — she was by far the wisest & most successful monarch in British #history...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
#OTD
23rd December 1558
Queen Elizabeth I moved from Somerset House to Whitehall Palace, which became her principal residence.
#WhitehallPalace #ElizabethI #QueenElizabethI #ElizabethTudor #QueenofEngland #England #Tudors #History
Uncover deadly secrets in 1546 Constantinople in this summary of Matthew Reilly's "The Tournament," featuring Elizabeth Tudor in a chess tournament of intrigue & murder! #TheTournament #MatthewReilly #BookSummary #HistoricalFiction #ElizabethTudor #Thriller #BookSky youtu.be/nQXQmUKFrws
#JudiDench was born in #England #OnThisDay in 1934, becoming one of the leading actresses of stage & screen; I've loved Dame Judi in every #film I've seen; here's a scene from "Shakespeare in Love" in which she plays #ElizabethTudor:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_KX...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judi_De...
#MaryTudor died #OnThisDay in 1558 after one of the most disastrous reigns in #England's #history. #BloodyMary was succeeded by her Protestant half-sister #ElizabethTudor, whose 45-year reign is considered by most to be the greatest & most successful...
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#MaryTudor died #OnThisDay in 1558 after one of the most disastrous reigns in #England's #history. #BloodyMary was succeeded by her Protestant half-sister #ElizabethTudor, whose 45-year reign is considered by most to be the greatest & most successful...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
#WilliamCecil was born #OnThisDay in 1520; created the first Baron Burghley by #ElizabethTudor, he served the queen of #England as prime minister for most of her reign until his death in 1598; he was a skillful policy maker if conservative & advised the queen well...
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#ElizabethTudor was born #OnThisDay in 1533; her 45-year reign is certainly open to criticism — including her #colonial policy in Ireland — but she was the most successful of all of the sovereign monarchs in the #history of #England & the United Kingdom by far...
tudorhistory.org/elizabeth/
#ElizabethTudor was born #OnThisDay in 1533; her 45-year reign is certainly open to criticism — including her #colonial policy in Ireland — but she was the most successful of all of the sovereign monarchs in the #history of #England & the United Kingdom by far...
tudorhistory.org/elizabeth/
Mary Stuart was deposed as Queen of Scots #OnThisDay in 1567 after a disastrous reign in #Scotland & made the foolish & fatal decision to flee to England to throw herself on the mercy of her cousin #ElizabethTudor before plotting against her & then being executed...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
#JohnDee was born in London #OnThisDay in 1527, becoming an adviser to #ElizabethTudor, a Christian scholar who used #astrology & other #occult sciences to advise the queen; here's a presentation on "The Incalculable Genius of John Dee":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-PW...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dee
#OTD
1st July 1536
Parliament declared that the two daughters of King Henry VIII were illegitimate.
www.instagram.com/p/DLjFD1PILg...
#KingHenryVIII #MaryTudor #ElizabethTudor #Daughters #Illegitimate #Parliament #HeirstotheThrone #Tudors #History
François de France died #OnThisDay in 1584, best known for being the last suitor to court #ElizabethTudor before she became the #VirginQueen; the duc d'Alençon was only a pawn in the game being played by Elizabeth & his mother Catherine de' Medici...
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3...
The Coffee Pot Book Club Blog Tour presents: Nothing Proved by Janet Wertman
juditharnoppnovelist.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...
@cathiedunn.bsky.social @janetwertman
#HistoricalFiction #TudorFiction #ElizabethTudor #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
Book review: Nothing Proved, by Janet Wertman: jennifercwilsonwriter.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/b...
A brilliant novel set in #Tudor times.
#HistoricalFiction #TudorFiction #ElizabethTudor #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub @cathiedunn.bsky.social
#AnneBoleyn was crowned queen of England #OnThisDay in 1533; three years later, she went to the block when she failed to produce a male heir for #HenryVIII; Anne's daughter #ElizabethTudor would go on to become the greatest monarch in British history...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bo...
On tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: Nothing Proved by Janet Wertman.
thewhisperingbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/05/on-t...
#HistoricalFiction #TudorFiction #ElizabethTudor #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub @cathiedunn.bsky.social @janetwertman.bsky.social
#OTD
23rd May 1554
Princess Elizabeth arrived at Woodstock after leaving The Tower of London.
She was under house arrest on the orders of her half-sister, Queen Mary I.
#ElizabethTudor #Woodstock #HouseArrest #QueenMaryI #Tudors #History
Today’s book spotlight is on Nothing Proved by Janet Wertman. Why not head over to my blog and have a look?
maryannbernal.blogspot.com/2025/05/book...
#HistoricalFiction #TudorFiction #ElizabethTudor #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
I'm delighted to welcome Janet Wertman and her new book, Nothing Proved, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #TudorFiction #ElizabethTudor #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub @janetwertman @thecoffeepotbookclub @cathiedunn
Henry VIII cartoon
#AnneBoleyn was executed on this day in 1563, almost certainly innocent of the charges against her; her real crime was the failure to produce a son for #HenryVIII but her daughter #ElizabethTudor would rule England for 45 years...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bo...
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Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn
Elizabeth Tudor
#AnneBoleyn was executed #OnThisDay in 1563, almost certainly innocent of the charges against her; her real crime was the failure to produce a son for #HenryVIII but her daughter #ElizabethTudor would rule England for 45 years...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bo...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
#OTD
19th May 1554
Princess Elizabeth was released from her imprisonment at the Tower of London and escorted to the old palace of Woodstock under house-arrest.
Picture
An old print of the palace of Woodstock.
#PrincessElizabeth #ElizabethTudor #QueenMaryI #Woodstock #Tudors #History
#OTD
28th April 1603
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth I took place.
www.instagram.com/p/DI-SLk2J-Y...
#QueenElizabethI #ElizabethI #ElizabethTudor #KingHenryVIII #AnneBoleyn #Tudors #History
Elizabeth Tudor
Robert Devereux
#RobertDevereux was executed for treason #OnThisDay in 1601; the 2nd Earl of Essex foolishly led a failed rebellion against #ElizabethTudor & paid the ultimate price for his unbridled ambition & hubris...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
#OTD in 1587 #HerMajesty Mary, the #Catholic #QueenofScots, was illegally #executed on the orders of the #Protestant #heresiarch #ElizabethTudor.
“Tell my friends that I die a true woman to my #religion.”
“I #forgive you with all my #heart, for now I hope you shall make an end of all my troubles.”
#OnThisDay in 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded. I used a scene from #FriedrichSchiller's play "Maria Stuart" to create a dramatization for Norwegian class & I played #ElizabethTudor; it was a huge hit with my fellow class members in Norsk II~!
paulinepark.com/2018/04/27/n...
Elizabeth Tudor
#ElizabethTudor was crowned queen #OnThisDay in 1559; while there are legitimate criticisms of the last of the #Tudors — including her colonial policy in Ireland — she was the wisest & most successful monarch in #England's #history...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabe...
