It has long been known that Henry Carey, 1st Lord Hunsdon, was Elizabeth I’s closest living male relative. However, it is less widely known that he may also have been the queen’s half-brother. In this article, Dr Andrew Thrush, editor of the Elizabethan House of Lords project, re-examines some key evidence to suggest that this claim should not be lightly dismissed… Born in the mid-1520s, … Continue reading Elizabeth I’s half-brother? Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon