Today we’re looking at the biography of Elizabeth I’s favourite, Kat Astley (Ashley)…

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Images (from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise stated):

Portrait thought to be of Katherine Astley by an unknown artist (16th century). Said to be in the collection of Lord Hastings.

Portrait of John Astley by an unknown Netherlandish artist (1555). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of Edward VI as a Child by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1538). Held by the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Portrait of Katherine Parr by an unknown artist (late 16th century). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley by Nicolas Denisot (c.15471549). Held by the National Maritime Museum.

Portrait of Elizabeth I when a Princess attributed to William Scrots (c.15461547). Held by the Royal Collection.

Portrait of Edward VI attributed to William Scrots (c.1546before 28 Jan 1547). Held by the Royal Collection.

Portrait of Lady Jane Grey by an unknown artist (c.15901600). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of Mary I by Antonis Mor (1554). Held by the Museo del Prado.

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I by an unknown English artist (c.1600). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

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Quoted texts:

Charlotte Merton, ODNB entry on Katherine Astley (née Champernowne)

Patrick Collinson, ODNB entry on Elizabeth I
Hatfield, Cecil MS 150, fol. 86r

A Collection of State Papers, Relating to Affairs in the Reigns of King Henry VIII. King Edward VI. Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth ... from 15421570 ... Edited by Samuel Haynes (1740)

Esther Clifford, “Marriage of True Minds” The Sixteenth Century Journal 15, no. 1 (1984): 37–46.


Also consulted, were:

Other relevant entries from The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online.

“Elizabeth I: A Life” by David Loades (2006).

“From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 15161558” by J. L. McIntosh. Particularly from http://www.gutenberge.org/mcintosh/c...

“Elizabeth's Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen's Court” by Anna Whitelock (2013).

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