I am excited to join Tudors Dynasty to present a lecture alongside Dr Peter Stiffell exploring the precedent Mary I set for Elizabeth I. As Rebecca Larson of Tudors Dynasty notes, Mary I and Elizabeth I are often portrayed as opposites – one the failed Catholic queen, the other the triumphant Protestant icon. Yet ElizabethContinue reading “Queenship before Elizabeth: How Mary I shaped the Foundations of Elizabeth I’s Reign”
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Reflections on Queen Mary’s Chair, Winchester Cathedral
You may have seen that Winchester Cathedral recently uploaded a video on their YouTube page about Queen Mary I’s chair. Traditionally claimed to have been the chair upon which Mary sat on July 25, 1554, during her wedding to the future Philip II of Spain, it does – at first glance – look truly earlyContinue reading “Reflections on Queen Mary’s Chair, Winchester Cathedral”
Review of “Lady Anne Bacon: A Woman of Learning at the Tudor Court”
Deborah Spring’s Lady Anne Bacon: A Woman of Learning at the Tudor Court (University of Hertfordshire Press, 2024) is a splendid account of the life of Lady Anne Bacon (née Cooke). It effectively peels back the layers of time to reveal a remarkable woman’s life in early modern England. While Lady Bacon’s male family membersContinue reading “Review of “Lady Anne Bacon: A Woman of Learning at the Tudor Court””
Dr Johanna Strong 