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Hace 2 días · Here the last remains of the gentle Elizabeth Claypole, and, in more recent times, the eloquent Earl of Chatham, and his son, William Pitt, successively lay in state. Here, also, on the night of February 14, 1685, was the last restingplace of the embalmed body of King Charles II. before it was finally laid within the royal vaults of the Abbey."
Hace 12 horas · Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially as a senior commander in the Parliamentarian army and latterly as a ...
Hace 3 días · Whitelock argues that 'representations of Elizabeth, her body and her memory, now became public property free to be used, and abused, and suit new political realities' (p. 353). Whitelock's exciting and source-driven biography sometimes feels anecdotal, rather than analytical.
Hace 2 días · Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last monarch of the House of Tudor. Elizabeth was the only surviving child of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn.
Hace 1 día · Movie ( 1998) • 61 total actors • 124 minutes. The movie Elizabeth features an impressive cast portraying key historical figures during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. The cast includes acclaimed actors such as Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, and Joseph Fiennes.
Hace 2 días · The first decade of Elizabeth’s reign was relatively quiet, but after 1568 three interrelated matters set the stage for the crisis of the century: the queen’s refusal to marry, the various plots to replace her with Mary of Scotland, and the religious and economic clash with Spain.
Hace 2 días · The Journals of All the Parliaments During the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Includes very detailed accounts of debates in both houses of Parliament from 1559 until 1601. Collected by Sir Simonds d'Ewes, knight and baronet of Stow Hall in Suffolk, they were revised and published in 1682 by his nephew, the lawyer and antiquary Paul Bowes.
