The Millenary Petition was presented to James I by clergymen as he moved from Scotland to London in 1603. The Millenary Petition was so-called as 1000 clergymen were said to have signed it. At the death of Elizabeth in 1603, the Church of England still retained features that
At the start of the reign of James I, he received a tolerably good welcome from Parliament. James seemed to offer Parliament a fresh start after the unpredictable behaviour of Elizabeth in her last few years. However, James was to quarrel with Parliament over a number of issues and
James I succeeded the last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I, in 1603. James at the time of Elizabeth’s death was king of Scotland. He was also the nearest blood relative to Elizabeth. James was a Stuart – so Tudor England died on March 24th 1603 while the accession of James
A Tudor Christmas was starting to resemble something we in the C21st might recognise even if there were some parts to a Christmas we would not! The first record of a turkey being brought to Europe was in 1519. It was to be many years before this bird had
Sport and pastimes in Tudor England tended to mirror the likes and dislikes of the king or queen who reigned at this time. Henry VIII had a great love for certain sports, especially hunting, while his daughter, Elizabeth, liked pastimes which we would find very cruel such as bear-baiting
Tudor manor houses were for the wealthy of Tudor England. Tudor manor houses could be extremely large, such as Hampton Court, or relatively small such as the Tudor section of Penshurst Place, Kent. Many Tudor manor houses originated in earlier periods of English history and were built on so
Tudor England witnessed many famous events such as the Spanish Armada, the Reformation and famous individuals such as Henry VII, Henry VIII and Sir Francis Drake. But what had happened to the position women had in English Tudor society? The position of women had remained unchanged for centuries and
Tudor London was the largest city in Western Europe during the time of the Tudor monarchs. The London of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I was dirty and potentially dangerous, but it still acted like a magnet attracting many people to it who wanted to find their fame and especially
Sir Richard Grenville was a military and naval commander in the era of Elizabeth I. Richard Grenville is most famous for his command of the ‘Revenge’ and his death while in charge of this ship. Richard Grenville was born on June 15th 1542. His had a comfortable childhood
Sir Martin Frobisher was an eminent mariner during the reign of Elizabeth I. Frobisher, along with the likes of Raleigh, Hawkins and Drake gained for England a reputation for naval supremacy. Though Drake may have cemented his historical legacy with his involvement in the Spanish Armada in 1588, Frobisher