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Review: Firebrand

Friday, 18 October 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*Spoilers* Catherine Parr was the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII of England. She had been married and widowed twice before marrying the King. Their wedding took place on 12 July 1543 at Hampton Court. Catherine gained two stepdaughters (and a stepson) by her marriage to Henry, but she and Mary were more [read more]

A first look at Becoming Elizabeth

Thursday, 3 February 2022, 1:36 Moniek Bloks 0

STARZ has shared four new images from the new series about Queen Elizabeth I, Becoming Elizabeth. The series is set to be released in the summer of 2022 and it will star Alicia von Rittberg as Queen Elizabeth I. Here’s your first look at #BecomingElizabeth, coming to @STARZ Summer 2022. pic.twitter.com/U48K6dwZ6N — Becoming Elizabeth (@BecomingSTARZ) [read more]

Book News January 2020

Saturday, 21 December 2019, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Isabella of France: The Rebel Queen Paperback – 15 January 2020 (UK) & 1 April 2020 (US) Isabella of France married Edward II in January 1308, and afterwards became one of the most notorious women in English history. In 1325, she was sent to her homeland to negotiate a peace settlement between her husband and her [read more]

Jane Seymour – The best-loved Queen

Thursday, 24 October 2019, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Jane Seymour was born on an unrecorded date, though it is likely to have been between October 1507 and October 1508. She was almost certainly born at Wolfhall to parents Sir John Seymour and Margery Wentworth. There is very little information available on Jane’s childhood, but she probably grew up at Wolfhall. There are also [read more]

Book News September 2019

Saturday, 24 August 2019, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Four Queens and a Countess: Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth I, Mary I, Lady Jane Grey and Bess of Hardwick: The Struggle for the Crown Paperback – 15 September 2019 (UK) & 1 January 2020 (US) When Mary Stuart was forced off the Scottish throne she fled to England, a move that made her cousin Queen [read more]

Four Queens and a Countess: Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth I, Mary I, Lady Jane Grey and Bess of Hardwick by Jill Armitage Book Review

Sunday, 26 August 2018, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

When Mary Stuart was forced off the Scottish throne she fled to England, a move that made her cousin Queen Elizabeth very uneasy. Elizabeth had continued the religious changes made by her father and England was a Protestant country, yet ardent Catholics plotted to depose Elizabeth and put Mary Stuart on the English throne. So [read more]