Tag: Elizabeth I
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Revealing Royal Jewellery: The Chequers Ring
Once belonging to Queen Elizabeth I, the Chequers Ring has prompted intrigue – not least concerning the identity of the woman whose portrait sits alongside the monarch. Naomi Wallace discusses the theories surrounding this captivating piece.
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John Dee: Elizabeth’s Tudor ‘Wizard’
Written by Melissa Kane. A key advisor of Elizabeth I, early supporter of a British Empire, and student of the supernatural, the life of John Dee has somewhat fallen to the wayside of Tudor history, but what did he bring to Tudor life and its legacies?