In today's Claire Chats, I'm commemorating the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth I's birth on 7th September 1533 with a video looking at her achievements and her weaknesses and the downsides of her reign. Please do share your views as comments below.
You can read about Elizabeth I's birth in the article 7 September 1533 - The birth of Elizabeth I and find out more about the queen and her reign on our Elizabeth I Resources page.
Sources and Further Reading
- 10 Major Accomplishments of Queen Elizabeth I of England
- Accomplishments of Queen Elizabeth I
- Elizabeth I: An Overview
- Henry VIII and Elizabeth I: Pro and Con
- Elizabeth I, J P Sommerville
- "Greater Themes for Insurrection's Arguing": Political Censorship of the Elizabethan and Jacobean Stage by Janet Clare
- Tudor Literary Censorship by Cyndia Susan Clegg
- Censorship in Renaissance England: The Fate of Edmund Spenser by Andrew Hadfield