Mary queen of sorrows

Richmond Palace, 22 March 1603. Elizabeth I – the self-proclaimed Virgin Queen who had ruled England for 44 years, seeing off the Armada, healing religious divisions and creating a court so magnificen

And so it was that the fair Lady Joanna spurned her betrothed and fled from the castle in the dead of night, her faithful man-at-arms by her side. Off the lovers ran, into the depths of Howe Acre wood

Charlotte Mullins comments on Elizabeth I when a Princess

A balletic counterpart to histories of royal women as whores or virgins

They were sisters by blood – but a cruel betrayal would part them forever

ALYS hovered at the edge of the wood, a wicker basket over one arm and the hood of her cloak covering her hair. The air was damp with autumn chill and the trees were dressed in shades of orange and re