#OTD 10 Oct 1588

#RobertDudley was buried in the Collegiate Church of St Mary Warwick

#ElizabethI was distraught, locking herself away until #LordBurghley had her door broken down - she kept 'his last letter' until her death

His widow #LetticeKnollys was interred with him in 1635

Today, I’m delighted to host What Love E’er Meant by Janet Wertman. The book is on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club. @cathiedunn.bsky.social You can read all about this great new novel here: marciaclayton.co.uk/what-love-ee...
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#OTD 29 Sept 1564

#RobertDudley became Earl of Leicester

#ElizabethI had a cunning plan a title made him more worthy as a suitor for #MaryQueenofScots although neither were keen!

An attempt to control Mary, instead she married her cousin #HenryStuart #LordDarnley which didn't end well

#OTD 28 Sept 1599

#RobertDevereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, barged his way into the Queen's bedchamber at Nonsuch Palace before she dressed

The 66yr old #ElizabethI was mortified to be seen without her mask of youth: ie makeup & wig

Within 2yrs he was 🪓 for treason

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This is the stained glass window at the top of the stairs in the Elizabethan House Museum in Great Yarmouth UK.

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#OTD 26 Sept 1588

Sir Amias Paulet died in London buried in St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster (later moved to Hinton St George)

A diplomat & Governor of Jersey, he served #ElizabethI as ambassador in France & Privy Councillor but most famed as #maryqueenofscots harsh gaoler

#OTD 25 Sep 1586

#MaryQueenofScots was moved to Fotheringhay Castle

The same day #ElizabethI agreed the names of 36 commissioners as trial judges

Mary's fate had been sealed 2 months earlier when she replyied to Babington's letters agreeing to his plot against the advice of her aides

#OTD 24 Sep 1561

#EdwardSeymour, later Viscount Beauchamp was born in the Tower Of London

His mother Lady Katherine Grey (sister to #9dayqueen #LadyJaneGrey) had been there since August when her secret marriage to Earl of Hertford was revealed to her furious cousin #ElizabethI

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Discussing the relationship of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex, and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, as well as #ElizabethI's reaction to her 'favourite' who married her kinswoman in secret #onthisday (21 Sep) in 1578. #Tudors #History

#OTD 21 Sept 1578

#RobertDudley secretly married #LetticeKnollys #ElizabethI's #lookalike cousin & widow of Walter Devereux

Robert, the Queens favourite took a huge risk in marrying without royal permission

Lettice, who Elizabeth nicknamed the “she-wolf” was banished from Court

In this week’s substack article I’m sharing details of my research visit to the archives at Hatfield in 2025.

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#OTD 13 Sept 1520

#WilliamCecil, Lord Burghley was born in Bourne, Lincolnshire

In 1550 he began service as Secretary of State 1st to #EdwardVI then #ElizabethI whom he served as Chief adviser for 14 years

A great builder & patron of the arts, responsible for building Burghley House

An unwanted daughter who became England's greatest Queen...

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#otd, 10th September 1549, Sir Anthony Denny, Kate Astley’s brother-in-law, died.

Read about the important part he played in Elizabeth I’s early years.
in my book,

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#OTD 7 Sept 1533

At Greenwich Palace a baby girl was born

Adored by Mother #AnneBoleyn though something of a disappointment initially for her Father #HenryVIII

This child would become one of the greatest English Monarchs of all time

#ElizabethI

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I’m hugely excited that Audible’s Stephen Fry’s Royal Secrets: The Elizabethans is now available to download. I’m on the show, talking about the young Elizabeth and Thomas Seymour, as well as other topics #stephenfry #stephenfrysroyalsecrets #elizabethi #thomasseymour

#OTD
7th September 1533
At the Palace of Greenwich, a baby girl was born to King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn.

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#QueenofEngland #KingHenryVIII #AnneBoleyn #TheGoldenAge #TheVirginQueen #Tudors #England #History