Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, wrote of an unspecified great matter of state said to bear directly on the Queen’s life.

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I. Elizabeth I saw Mary, Queen of Scots as a threat and was keen to keep her under observation in England. Sir John Neale describes the agony of Elizabeth I as she is forced to decide the fate of ...

Visit the homepage for more information. A: The expression "Our Lady's dowry" describing England's close relationship, even consecration to Mary, seems to be first and foremost fruit of a strong ...

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Pray, O holy mother of God, for the conversion of England, restoration of the sick, consolation for the afflicted, repentance of sinners, peace to the departed. O blessed Mary, mother of God ...

A signed letter from Mary I of England, or Mary Tudor, is expected to fetch up to £20,000 at an Edinburgh auction.

In 1553, Elizabeth's older half-sister Mary became queen. Mary was determined to re-establish Catholicism in England and viewed the Protestant Elizabeth as a direct threat. Elizabeth was briefly ...

When Mary fled to England after her army was routed in 1568 she was confined by Elizabeth and was finally executed at Fotheringhay Castle on 8th February 1587. She was betrothed to the Dauphin of ...