In the third week of the HistoryExtra Academy Elizabethans course, Professor Tracy Borman explains how Elizabeth’s seat on the throne was far from secure, and explores some of the many threats to her life that she faced throughout her long reign
Discover more learning from week three of the HistoryExtra Academy Elizabethans course
Did Thomas Seymour sexually abuse the teenage Princess Elizabeth? – reading time 8 mins
Sisters at war: Mary I and Elizabeth I – reading time 11 mins
Margaret Douglas: The forgotten Tudor princess – reading time 8 mins
Mary, Queen of Scots’ tragic life – listening time 33 mins
Queens at war: Elizabeth I vs Mary, Queen of Scots – reading time 15 mins
Sir Francis Walsingham: spy-master extraordinaire and Elizabeth I’s security chief – reading time 11 mins
Alternate history: what if the Babington Plot to assassinate Elizabeth I had succeeded? – reading time 5 mins