2021年4月15日 · Boxing courtiers’ ears – In 1598, an angry Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, quite forgot himself and turned his back on the queen. Elizabeth’s response to this rudeness was to …

I've seen so much written of Elizabeth I having outbursts of anger and a terrible temper, but I'm struggling to find actual sources. Does anyone have examples and sources for these …

2020年10月28日 · Ivan was upset with Elizabeth's reaction to his idea of a political alliance, an agreement to help each other if their lives were in danger, and wrote the letter while he was …

2025年4月3日 · Elizabeth I's reign, while celebrated for its successes, had significant challenges. Elizabeth I's reign was problematic due to inherited religious and political divisions, economic …

2008年6月12日 · Henry VII, Mary, and Elizabeth largely confined their vengeance to persons who had committed actual crimes. Henry VIII sought revenge against those whom he perceived …

2021年1月15日 · Of all those rulers, Elizabeth I’s rule was the most successful and stable, but she still had her fair share of rivals of a very personal nature to remove. Her spymaster general, Sir …

2012年1月27日 · These tales can be traced to the so-called "Scandal Letter" that Mary Queen of Scots allegedly wrote in about 1583 to her jailer Queen Elizabeth, in which she retailed a lot of …

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) [b] was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the …

King Henry VIII of England had hoped for a son and heir and was distraught and angry when Anne Boleyn gave birth to a little girl. Before long, the King ordered the mother’s execution. …

2021年10月28日 · On this day in Tudor history, 28th October 1570, Ivan IV of Russia, known commonly as Ivan the Terrible, wrote a rather rude letter to Queen Elizabeth I. Ivan was upset …