Tag: Queen Elizabeth I

• A Brief Moment of History: Was Queen Elizabeth I Secretly a Man?

  

  There are many historical conspiracy theories that abound (often involving aliens…) but one of my favourite is the peculiar theory that Tudor Queen Elizabeth I was, in fact, a man. Let us explore! The theory was first written down back in the nineteenth century by Dracula author, Bram Stoker. Bram had visited the village of…

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  November 28, 2022

  A Brief Moment of History, Legendary People, Royal People, Women’s History

  British History, Early Modern, Elizabeth I, Elizabethan, English History, European History, history, Legends, Queen Elizabeth I, Tudor, Tudor England, Tudors, Women’s History

• Treasures of the Tudors: The Bacton Altar Cloth

  

  All this week on Just History Posts’ Facebook and Twitter we are celebrating the treasures of the Tudors! So far this week we have looked at Elizabeth I’s ring, Henry VIII’s hat, and Elizabeth’s prayer book which features the writing of Catherine Parr. Today, we are going to have a look at one of my…

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  September 16, 2021

  Historical Fashion, Historical Objects

  English History, fashion, fashion history, history, Monarchy, Queen Elizabeth I, Queens, Royal History, Royal Women, Sixteenth Century, Tudor, Tudor England, Tudor Fashion, Tudors