#elizabeth tudor
Today’s#colorourcollections post features Queen Elizabeth I of England.This particular portrait of Elizabeth is found in an extra-illustrated copy of The workes of Benjamin Jonson (1640). Pasted into this collection of Johnson’s plays by a former reader or owner, this portrait of Elizabeth Tudor even comes with it’s own caption!
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history meme. nine kings/queens: elizabeth tudor.
“She had a piercing eye which she used to touch what metal strangers were made of which came into her presence. But as she counted it a pleasant conquest, with her majestic look to dash strangers out of countenance, so she was merciful in pursuing those whom she overcame; and afterwards would cherish and comfort them with her smiles.” - Thomas Fuller.
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history meme. seven pairings: robert dudley and elizabeth tudor.
“I have known her better than any man alive since she was eight years old.”
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Was Henry Tudor meant to become likeable at some point in this series?
Shakespeare in Love (1998) dir. John Madden
I just saw someone on tiktok comment “Do I look like a person whose parents love each other???” and I just KNOW modern Elizabeth would tweet that at one point lol
God I forgot how much Anna Whitelock annoys me. I just watched this documentary about Elizabeth’s portraiture with her and Nicola Tallis and Nicola’s parts were fine but I couldn’t help but roll my eyes to the heavens when Anne called Elizabeth “negligent” for not marrying and begetting heirs to the succession.
I’m sorry Anna, is this still the 16th century? Are you seriously judging the capabilities of a queen based on whether or not she married and had children? And as Dr Estelle Paranque rightfully pointed out once, who’s to say that any child of Elizabeth’s would have been a good monarch? Just by virtue that it was a child of her body? Elizabeth herselfacknowledged this in one of her speeches, flying directly in the face of the idea of the divine right of kings. Marriage was no guarantee of safety or security for her realm. A husband could create factions, try to wrest power away from her, or embroil England in foreign wars it could not afford.
Elizabeth was not being negligent by not marrying - risky, maybe but it was a risk that paid off. Because that way she was able to devote her entire life to ruling England and nothing else. Explain to me how that is negligent. What, because the Tudor dynasty came to an end? Who gives a a shit? James ascended to the throne with no issue and no power struggle and England carried on with life.
I consider that a success. Not negligence.
Seeing as BE is really emphasizing this players/pawns/chess-game theme I wonder if this is what they’re going to show Elizabeth and Robert bonding over.
Because they’re clearly showing the adults as players in the game of court politics (a la game of thrones) and the children are treated as pawns in this game. Robert’s likely going to portrayed as a pawn of his father, along with Guildford. So I wonder if Elizabeth and Robert are going to have this moment where they bemoan their powerlessness because they’re teenagers and they resent the fact that they’re being used and they realize that despite differences in rank they essentially occupy the same position in life.
Which then of course would create dramatic irony for the audience since we know that in about a decade’s time they’ll be the players at the chessboard and calling the shots.
powerful mother & daughter
God is a woman
show: The Tudors
song: Miia - Dynasty
1558 Elizabeth I in coronation robes . c1600, unknown artist; copy of a lost original. This portrait can be viewed at the NPG. This is a copy of the portrait made to commemorate Elizabeth’s accession in 1558.
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