All about the life & times of Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester, Queen Elizabeth I's favourite! Author of books on his wife and his dad. 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇪🇸🇮🇹🇫🇷

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The biography of a man who saw it all in #Tudor terms; Ralph Sadler was born in 1507 and died in 1587, which means that he lived through pretty much every major event of the epoch. #AnneBoleyn fans might want to reach for the smelling salts, though; the author is most certainly NOT a fan #History #bookreviews
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The first #book I ever bought authored by @ENortonHistory; I’ve read a couple of the other Anne of Cleves works but this is still probably the go-to one for me #Tudors #History #BookRecommendation
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It's Wednesday and time for your daily #writerslift and to promote yourself! Post your links, websites, books, art, audiobooks, pages,#WhateverItTakes! #ShamelessSelfpromoWednesday BUY A BOOK! Weekly pinned tweet promo spots a top 8 profiles open, DM for details :)
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Mickey Mayhew and Amy McElroy answer ‘Should Jane be known as Queen or Lady?’ #queenorlady   #ladyjanegreyrefguide25 ladyjanegrey.info/?p=20099
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Lee Porrit answers ‘Should Jane be known as Queen or Lady?’ #queenorlady   #ladyjanegreyrefguide25 ladyjanegrey.info/?p=20109
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Linda Porter and Claire Ridgway answer ‘Should Jane be known as Queen or Lady?’ #queenorlady   #ladyjanegreyrefguide25 ladyjanegrey.info/?p=20113
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Valerie Schutte and Sylvia Soberton answer ‘Should Jane be known as Queen or Lady?’#queenorlady   #ladyjanegreyrefguide25 ladyjanegrey.info/?p=20118
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Melita Thomas and Kathryn Warner answer ‘Should Jane be known as Queen or Lady?’#queenorlady   #ladyjanegreyrefguide25 ladyjanegrey.info/?p=20122
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Sarah-Beth Watkins and Janet Wertman answer ‘Should Jane be known as Queen or Lady?’#queenorlady   #ladyjanegreyrefguide25 ladyjanegrey.info/?p=20125
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Am thrilled to have interviewed Lee Porritt from 'Lady Jane Grey Revisited'! ladyjanegrey.info/?page_id=2… @GreyRevisited
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Thank you to all those who took part in 'Should Jane be known as Queen Jane or Lady Jane?' #queenorlady #ladyjanegreyrefguide25 ladyjanegrey.info/?page_id=2…
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‘Tudor Roses: From Margaret Beaufort to Elizabeth I’ by Amy Licence added to the website. @amberleybooks ladyjanegrey.info/?p=20214
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Look what just arrived! I was lucky enough to receive an advance copy of King’s Secretary by Andrew Johnston a few months ago. These are my comments: Arguably the most successful English politician on the 1540s, William Paget is surprisingly little remembered today. Fast paced and compelling, King’s Secretary brings to life the man who held the reins of power in the dying days of the Henrician regime. @YaleBooks #kingssecretary
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Henry VII is depicted enthroned on this pattern silver groat that dates to between 1489 & 1493. While enthroned portraits appeared on some of Henry VII’s other coins, they were not adopted for use on the groat. This is the only known example of this coin. It's from the Hunterian.
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Welcome to this week's #WhatToReadWednesday. Writers, drop your book links. Readers, browse and buy. Everyone, support everyone else. #writerslift #WritingCommunity #readingcommunity #ShamelessSelfPromo

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#OnThisDay in 1549, Sir Anthony Denny, a member of #EdwardVI's Regency Council, died, likely at his home at Cheshunt, Herts. As a trusted member of #HenryVIII's household, Denny had been granted the wardship of the two daughters of Thomas Audley, Lord Chancellor in 1544. #Tudors
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King James VI of Scotland (1567-1625) issued one of the most varied coinages of any monarch. Here's the 7 different Scottish gold coins (excluding their fractions) introduced by James before his accession to the English throne in 1603. They are all from the Hunterian collection.
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Elizabeth Norton and Joanne Paul answer ‘Should Jane be known as Queen or Lady?’ #queenorlady   #ladyjanegreyrefguide25  ladyjanegrey.info/?p=20103
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#OTD 1560, Amy Dudley, wife of the queen's favourite, sent away her servants; Mrs. Odingsells did not want to go ... so Lady dudley got angry and finally agreed that she could stay and that she herself would dine with Mrs. Owen. What happened next? #Tudors amazon.com/dp/B075CPFYR1
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An off-centre denarius of Octavian that was minted in the years before he became the first Roman Emperor (31-27 BC). The die wasn't lined up properly with the blank during striking, which has resulted in this off-centre error. This coin is from the Hunterian collection.
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