Websites to support the study of Queen Elizabeth I and Elizabethan times:

The Life & Times of Queen Elizabeth I, 1533-1603

http://www.elizabethi.org/

Provides a very complete history of Queen Elizabeth I, and the culture of her times.  Includes a chronology; Mary, Queen of Scots; Elizabethan women; etc.  Links to Shakespeare and related Tudor & Elizabethan sites.

Queen Elizabeth I

http://www.royalty.nu/Europe/England/Tudor/ElizabethI.html

Features an extensive biography of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) of England.  Includes links to related sites and an extensive bibliography of print resources for the time period.

Elizabeth I (1533-1603)

http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/eliza.htm

Features a biography of Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Queen of England.  Includes articles, essays, quotations, and an image gallery.

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95sep/elizabeth.html

Provides a brief biography of Queen Elizabeth I of England.  Links to related sites.

Elizabeth I

http://www2.utep.edu/~aliciam/home.html

Provides basic information on Queen Elizabeth I of England.  Includes a collection of historical and fictional works of the time period and links to related sites.

Elizabethan Heraldry

http://renaissance.dm.net/heraldry/index.html        

Provides several primary source documents about heralds and heraldry during the reign of Elizabeth I in England.  The text is quite scholarly, but the illustrations are useful for many ages.  The visual introduction to heraldry section explains the colours, metals, shapes, furs, etc. used in coats of arms.  Links to related sites.

Selected Writings and Speeches of Queen Elizabeth I

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/elizabeth1.html        

Provides primary source documents on the writings and speeches of Queen Elizabeth I, Queen of England.  Some historical background is provided for each item.

Tudor History

http://www.tudorhistory.org/

Provides extensive information on Henry VIII & his wives, Jane Grey, Mary I and Elizabeth I.  Includes information on life in Tudor times, Tudor architecture, maps, chronologies, etc. and a hyperlinked bibliography of Tudors in the movies.

Monarchs of England and Great Britain

http://britannia.com/history/h6f.html

Provides extensive biographies of all the kings and queens of England and Great Britain, including the Tudors Henry VIII, Mary I, and Elizabeth I.

King Henry VIII

http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/henryviii.htm

Provides a brief biography of King Henry VIII of England (1491-1547).  Features links to a picture gallery, other Tudor royalty (including Mary I, Elizabeth I), significant events of the Tudor period, and to other significant people of the time (including Shakespeare, Francis Drake, etc.)

See also:  http://public.sd38.bc.ca/~mcmathlib/Elizabethan_England

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Updated March 2007.