Today marks the anniversary of Elizabeth's famous Golden Speech delivered to the Members of the House of Commons in 1601.  It w...

Edward VI by Hans Holbein In 1537, Elizabeth becomes a big sister to Edward -- the child of her father and his third wife, Jane Seym...

"I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman." "I would rather be a beggar an...

Today marks the anniversary of the Queen's speech to the troops at Tilbury after the defeat of the Spanish Armada ten days earlier ...

Britain's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 is, perhaps, one of those events that is taught in most every Western History class ...

Just eleven days after the execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn, in 1536, Bess's father, Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour .  Jane ha...

Anne Boleyn is executed on Tower Hill in 1536.  Her speech: “Good Christian people, I have not come here to preach a sermon; I have c...

Anne Boleyn and her brother, George , were tried in the King's Hall in the Tower of London in 1536.  The charges included adultery,...

The Arrest of Anne Boleyn, David Wilkie Winfield In 1536, it is the beginning of the end for Elizabeth's mother.  Anne is arrested...

Elizabeth was laid to rest at Westminster Abbey , 1603. John Stow , English Historian and Antiquarian, was in attendance and wrote ...

Tomb Effigy of Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth passed away on this day in 1603.  Her cause of death has never been determined, but common...

On this day in 1554, Elizabeth was imprisoned in the Tower of London for her suspected involvement in the Wyatt Rebellion .  Led by Sir ...

Scene from Henry VI, part I Today is the estimated date of the first production of William Shakespeare's first play, Henry VI, Pa...

King Erick XIV of Sweden Elizabeth had many suitors.  And why not?  She was rich, articulate, accomplished, and the leader of the most...

In 1547, Elizabeth's younger brother, Edward was crowned and became Edward VI of England.  He was only nine years old, but it wo...

Portrait of Elizabeth c1560 Artist Unknown On this day in 1559, Elizabeth responded to Parliament's request that she marry.  It wa...

Tomb Effigy of Mary Queen of Scots On this day in 1587, Elizabeth's cousin, Mary Queen of Scots , was executed upon Elizabeth'...

In 1547, Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII , died.  And that is when the proverbial shit started hitting the fan, so to speak.  Even th...

On this day in 1533, King Henry VIII (Elizabeth's father) married his second wife, Anne Boleyn (Elizabeth's mother). It w...

In my humble opinion, Queen Elizabeth I , was the Ultimate Spinster of All Time (USAT).  Her reign brought a small island to the forefro...