Being Bess

A detail of a crowned Tudor rose from a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. Image via BeingBess Facebook page. The Count de Feria, the Spanish Ambassador at the English court early in Queen Eliza...

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Photo © A.Jensen/BeingBess. While traditionally we think of children using coloring books, everybody loves to color, and "adult coloring books" are an exciting new trend. There aren't many ...

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The construction of the enormous Kenilworth Castle spans many centuries and many different owners.The part of the castle of special interest to fans of Elizabethan history is known as Leicester's...

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Advertisement for the Gamm Theatre's production of 'King Elizabeth'. © Gamm Theatre This week, I went to see a play at the Gamm Theatre, centered on the rivalry between Mary, Queen of Scot...

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Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, circa 1560. Oil on panel, by an Unknown Artist. Yale Center for British Art. On loan from Neville and John Bryan. Photo by A.Jensen. On my most recent trip to ...

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  Portrait of King Richard III. From an artist from the British School. © The Royal Collection. Public domain. Last night, I attended the Archaeological Institute of America's lecture seri...

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  The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Parliament, Westminster. It is with great excitement that I announce to BeingBess readers that, after a lot of hard work and sacrifice, I have earned my Maste...

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  The author of BeingBess in front of the Old Palace at Hatfield, what remains of the primary childhood residence of Queen Elizabeth I. Photo © A.Jensen/BeingBess. Dear BeingBess fans,   ...

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Portrait of Sir Henry Bedingfield. Picture via Tudorplace.com. Image public domain. After Elizabeth Tudor's accession in 1558, Sir Henry Bedingfield, the man whom Mary I had appointed as Eliz...

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  The tree planted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1985 in the exact spot where the original oak tree was under which Queen Elizabeth I learned she was Queen of England in 1558 at Hatfi...

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The Gatehouse at Hampton Court Palace. Shared for public use on Wikimedia Commons. Image public domain. On this day in 1562, Queen Elizabeth I fell ill at Hampton Court Palace with smallpox,...

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The birth announcement of the Princess Elizabeth, 1533. Photo from Let Them Grumble on Tumblr. On this day in 1533, Princess Elizabeth Tudor was born at Greenwich Palace to her mother, Quee...

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"His last letter", in the National Archives in England. Picture acquired through Wikimedia Commons. Image public domain. On this day in 1588, Queen Elizabeth I's longtime love and confidante,...

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      Dr. Lucy Worsley dressed in a replica of the Armada Portrait Dress for the documentary "Tales of the Royal Wardrobe". Picture Historic Royal Palaces/PBS.      Yesterday I fina...

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Depiction of the execution of Queen Anne Boleyn, from Anne of the Thousand Days.   "She who has been the Queen of England on Earth will today become a Queen in heaven."-Thomas Cranmer on ...

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A Protestant Allegory, by Girolamo da Treviso, circa 1538-44. Hampton Court Palace, The Royal Collection. Photo by A.Jensen.     In 1534, King Henry VIII had himself officially declared S...

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The Funeral Procession of Queen Elizabeth I, 1603. Picture Acquired through Wikimedia Commons. Image public domain. 412 years ago today, in 1603, Queen Elizabeth I passed away at the age of...

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When discussing bold Irish women of the 16th century on the BeingBess blog, I've previously written about my personal favorite, Grania O'Malley (Anglicized as Grace O'Malley), Irish Pirate Queen ...

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"MODESTY...IS NOT IN MY VOCABULARY" - Henry VIII, circa 1537. Portrait of Henry VIII, circa 1537. Image public domain through Creative Commons licensing. Modified for meme by BeingBess.

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A screen-still of "Anne of the Thousand Days", starring Genevieve Bujold and Richard Burton. Image via fanpop.  On this day in 1533, Elizabeth I's parents, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, were ...

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A portrait of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, circa 1590. Picture acquired through Wikimedia Commons. Image public domain. On this day in Elizabethan history in 1601, Henry Herbert, the...

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A detail of The Coronation Portrait of Elizabeth I, showing her free-flowing hair. Image public domain through Creative Commons licensing. NPG, London. On this day in 1559, Elizabeth Tud...

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I recently visited the Portland Art Museum to view their temporary exhibit Treasures of British Art 1400-2000, from the Berger Collection at the Denver Art Museum. The exhibit featured paintings ...

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Merry Christmas, BeingBess Readers!  A portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, after Lucas de Heere. Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Civic Collection. Image public domain. Modified for Chri...

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"BECAUSE I'M ALL ABOUT THAT BASS, 'BOUT THAT BASS, NO TREBLE" - The Ditchley Portrait. The Ditchley Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. Image public domain through Creative Commons licensing, NPG...

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