The Royal Court and Progresses
Alison Sim discusses the practicalities of running Elizabeth’s court.
History Today
The Succession and Foreign Policy
Simon Adams looks at the close connections between Elizabeth’s ascendancy, her religion and her ensuing relationships with the states of Europe.
Torture at the Tower
Jeremy Ashbee, from the Historic Royal Palaces, discusses a new programme at the Tower of London on punishment and imprisonment.
Exhibiting the Lindisfarne Gospels
Michelle Brown, curator of Illuminated Manuscripts at the British Library, discusses new interpretations of this treasure, and how this month visitors to the Library will be able to get closer to it than ever before.
Death of David I of Scots
May 24th, 1153
Elizabeth I: Gender, Power and Politics
Susan Doran looks at what it meant to be a female monarch in a male world and how the Queen responded to the challenges.
The Last Decade of Elizabeth I
An ageing regime: Paul E.J. Hammer looks at Elizabeth I and her government in the 1590s.
Death of Samuel Pepys
Pepys rose from humble origins to become secretary of the Admiralty, a member of parliament and the president of the Royal Society.
Foundation of St Petersburg
The great Russian city was established on May 27th, 1703.
Queen Elizabeth's Public Face
Tarnya Cooper looks at the wider iconography of Elizabeth, and how this evolved during her reign.