Elizabeth I

On the 250th anniversary of her birth, Jane Austen still has lessons for readers of history.

Eager to be first in line, the astute James VI of Scotland responded to the question of the English succession with a war of words.

As rude rhymes and rumours threatened reputations, the Elizabethan government attempted to regulate barbed language.

Who should claim Scotland’s royal jewels? After the forced abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots, the answer was not clear cut.

All His Spies: The Secret World of Robert Cecil and Spycraft: Tricks and Tools of the Dangerous Trade from Elizabeth I to the Restoration bring Tudor and Stuart espionage in from the cold.

The Specter of the Archive: Political Practice and the Information State in Early Modern Britain by Nicholas Popper explores the Elizabethan revolution in record keeping.

A Nottinghamshire election in 1593 descended into farce, violence and, ultimately, futility.

From Elizabeth I’s intimate attire to fabrics that threatened social hierarchies, clothes tell us about more than just their wearers.

Christopher Hatton rose to great power as a favourite of Elizabeth I. Born in obscurity, why has he returned to it?

A symbol of female power in an age of patriarchy became a tool of propaganda for two prominent queens.