Death of David I of Scots
May 24th, 1153
Volume 53 Issue 5 May 2003
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 Allure of Anne
Alison Weir, best-selling historian of the medieval and sixteenth-century royal families, explains how she first encountered the power of history in a strange feeling of identification with Anne Boleyn.
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.