Anna Whitelock, historian, broadcaster and reader in early modern history at Royal Holloway, University of London, explores how Elizabeth I confidently and cleverly used her gender to manipulate a court filled with men.
What of the female members of court? Explore how their friendship and loyalty came at a price in a court of gossip and rumours, and discover how a female queen in a man’s world changed the state of power play.
Recorded at Hampton Court Palace on 28 November 2017.