Elizabeth I: a woman in a man’s world
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Welcome to the History Extra podcast. Today we've got the second episode of our Sunday series on Elizabeth I, as Nicola Tallis tells Rachel Dinning about the Queen's efforts to stabilize a divided kingdom. Welcome back to this four-part History Extra podcast series exploring the life of Elizabeth I. I'm Rachel Dinning and today I'm joined by Dr. Nicola Tallis, whose latest book is Young Elizabeth.
In the last episode, we followed Elizabeth's precarious path to the throne. But today we'll be meeting a very different figure, a young queen stepping into what had traditionally been a man's world and redefining what female rule could look like. So Nicola, for today's episode, we're going to start with Elizabeth's coronation. So this is a moment of celebration. It also marks the start of a very big challenge for Elizabeth.
How does she consolidate her power? How does she unite a kingdom somewhat divided by religious tension? But focusing first on the coronation day, what happened on 15th of January, 1559? Well, this was a really momentous day in Elizabeth's life, and she was so determined to make a good impression that she'd actually consulted an astrologer, Dr. John Dee, in order to help choose the most propitious day for the coronation, which I always find quite extraordinary.
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