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Was the Virgin Queen a Virgin? Pt III: Raleigh, Essex, et al

Wynfield, David Wilkie; An Incident in the Life of Queen Elizabeth I; Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/an-incident-in-the-life-of-queen-elizabeth-i-18829

For Elizabeth I, the insult that she might not be chaste lasted until the very latest years of her reign. The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 put paid to the idea that her queenship was in any way diminished by the lack of a husband, and marriage negotiations had not been seriously considered… Read More Was the Virgin Queen a Virgin? Pt III: Raleigh, Essex, et al

December 15, 2021January 25, 2023 Sarah2 Comments

Was the Virgin Queen a Virgin? Part II: Robert Dudley

When considering the question of Elizabeth I’s virginity, one name comes to mind immediately and before all others: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. If Elizabeth had sex with anyone it would surely have been him. He was, after all, the great love of her life and those feelings were certainly requited. He was at her… Read More Was the Virgin Queen a Virgin? Part II: Robert Dudley

December 1, 2021January 25, 2023 Sarah3 Comments

Was The Virgin Queen a Virgin? Part I: Thomas Seymour

And albeit it might please almighty God to continue me still in this mind to live out of the state of marriage, yet it is not to be feared but He will so work in my heart and in your wisdom as good provision by his help may be made in convenient time, whereby the… Read More Was The Virgin Queen a Virgin? Part I: Thomas Seymour

November 16, 2021January 25, 2023 Sarah2 Comments

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