Elizabethan Art: A Powerful Device For Royal Representations
The last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor, Elizabeth I succeeded to the throne in 1558. Despite…
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The 1578 Progress To Norwich: In The Footsteps of Elizabeth I
As we approach the anniversary of Elizabeth I’s summer progress of 1578, I’ve been looking back at this historic tour….
‘The Three Brothers’: The Most Coveted Jewel in Renaissance Europe
Recently, I had a ‘stop-me-dead-in-my-tracks’ moment. A delicious fluttering of excitement crept over me, the kind I get when I…
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Theobalds: A Hollywood Starlet of the Elizabethan Age
If houses could be Hollywood starlets, then Theobalds, in Hertfordshire, (actually pronounced ‘Tibbles’) would most certainly make the grade! It…