The Queen and the People Conclusion Bibliographical Essay List of Dates Index About the book The reign of Elizabeth I was one of the most important periods of expansion and growth in British history, the so-called 'Golden Age'. This celebrated and influential study of Elizabeth reconsiders how...
I've had a few people ask why I, as an owner of an Anne Boleyn website, have been involved in a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on the day she became Britain's
About 10,000 guests gathered on The Mall that day for a lunch to celebrate the queen's patronage of more than 600 charities and organizations, part of a weekend of celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday and 63 year reign. Vanity Fair cover for Queen Elizabeth II Annie Leib...
Commandaria wine dates back to approximately 800 BC and was popular during the time of the Crusades in the 11th and 12th centuries and subsequently exported widely within Europe. I wrote about Commandaria wine in a 2013 blog and described it as follows: ‘As a fortified wine, Commandaria trav...
She became the longest-reigning British monarch in history on September 9, 2015, when she surpassed the reign of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. Jubilee celebration JOE GIDDENS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smiles during a reception at Sandringham House on Fe...
protocol and perhaps the enjoyment of music and dancing. The 1557 elegy dates from before the death of Queen Mary I so the queens mentioned do not include Elizabeth as her elevation was not certain before 1558. The phrase may refer to Lady Troy having responsibility in the household of Queen...
Tonight in gardens and fields all around the UK people will be letting off fireworks, burning effigies of Guy Fawkes on bonfires and getting together for spectacular fireworks shows and parties, a tradition that dates back to 5th November 1605 when Protestants lit bonfires to celebrate the failure...
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Commandaria wine dates back to approximately 800 BC and was popular during the time of the Crusades in the 11th and 12th centuries and subsequently exported widely within Europe. I wrote about Commandaria wine in a 2013 blog and described it as follows: ‘As a fortified wine, Commandaria ...
enhancing the City's status and ensuring that its established rights are safeguarded." So along with other City of London officials, the Remembrancer is responsible for giving the Queen permission to enter the City. Apparently, the tradition dates all the way back to the reign of Queen ...