A Pivotal Moment in European Religious Wars On the night of March 24, 1587, Spanish ambassador Bernardino de Mendoza hastily […]
The Powder Keg of Europe: Background to the Crisis The year 1587 marked a turning point in the protracted struggle […]
A Delayed Message Shakes Paris On February 28, 1587, news of Mary Stuart’s beheading at Fotheringhay Castle ten days earlier […]
A Tudor Monarch’s Impossible Choice In the crisp February air of 1587, while Londoners celebrated what they saw as a […]
The Shadow Over England On February 19, 1587, London erupted in celebration as news arrived of Mary Stuart’s execution. Bonfires […]
The Tudor Dynasty’s Tumultuous Backdrop The year 1587 marked a climactic chapter in the long-standing rivalry between Elizabeth I of […]
