Ka27 Lecture: the Stolen Crown: Elizabeth I and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty

A talk by Professor Tracy Borman OBEIn March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, lay dying at Richmond Palace.

The queen's ministers clustered round her bedside, urging her to name her successor - something she had stubbornly resisted throughout her reign.

Almost with her last breath, she whispered that James VI of Scotland should succeed her.

She died shortly afterwards and the throne of England passed peacefully from Tudor to Stuart.

Or so we've been led to believe.

In this illustrated talk based on her Sunday Times Bestseller, The Stolen Crown, author, historian and broadcaster Tracy Borman will reveal the shocking truth behind one of history's best-kept secrets.Professor Tracy Borman OBE is a best-selling author, historian and broadcaster.

Her books include Thomas Cromwell, The Private Lives of the Tudors, Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I, The Stolen Crown and most recently The House of Boleyn, a novel about the rise and fall of Tudor England's most famous family.Tracy is Chief Historian of Historic Royal Palaces, Chief Executive of the Heritage Education Trust.

She is Chancellor and Professor of Tudor History at Lincoln Bishop University.

Tracy has presented numerous history documentaries for Channel 5, including Inside the Tower of London and The Fall of Anne Boleyn.

She is a regular contributor to History Extra magazine and gives talks on her books across the country and abroad.Tracy was awarded an OBE for services to heritage in the King's Birthday Honours 2024