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BeingBess Memes: The Ditchley Portrait
"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, London....
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A Christmas/New Year's Message
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 Christmas/website...
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Bess to Impress: Elizabeth I (1565-70) by Hans Eworth
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 of...
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On This Day in Elizabethan History: Elizabeth Tudor is Crowned Queen of England
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 Tudor was crowned...
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On This Day in Elizabethan History: The Death of the 2nd Earl of Pembroke
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 2nd Earl...
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The Secret Wedding of Elizabeth I's Parents
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 married in a...
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BeingBess Memes: Henry VIII c.1537
"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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16th century Irish Rebel: Eleanor FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond
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 of...
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On This Day in Elizabethan History: The Death of Queen Elizabeth I
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 69 after 44...
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Wolf Hall Tie-in: Hampton Court Palace's "A Protestant Allegory"
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 Supreme Head of...
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May 19th, 1536 - Anne Boleyn's Execution
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 Queen Anne...
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"Tales of the Royal Wardrobe": A Review
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 finally got to see the...
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On This Day in Elizabethan History: The Death of Elizabeth's Love, The Earl...
"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, the man...
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On This Day in Elizabethan History: The Birth of the Future Queen Elizabeth I
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, Queen Anne...
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On This Day in Elizabethan History: Queen Elizabeth Succumbs to Smallpox
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, just a mere...
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On This Day in Elizabethan History: What Happened to the Original Queen...
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 Hatfield House....
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1558: Queen Elizabeth I Confronts Her Former Jailer
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 Elizabeth's...
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Important BeingBess Update
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, As you've...
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Big News!
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 Master of Arts in...
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The Discovery of Richard III: A Talk with Dr. Buckley
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 series, featuring...
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