Rival Queens: Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Yes Ring Is a Miniature Portrait of Elizabeth's Mother, Anne Boleyn
I've never seen this before in the flesh. The lid of the ring bears the e r monogram picked out in diamonds over a blue enamel. We display the ring open to show these two miniature portraits of elizabeth and another woman who is believed to be her mother, anne boleyn. And above the letter, we have wonderful portrait on lone from the national trust, showing mary's parents. A beautiful carved wooden panel from lilithgo palace, which is the palace that mary was born in in 15 forty two.
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