Procrastinate like Elizabeth I

What can we learn about decision-making, and the art of proactive procrastination, from the Virgin Queen?

Published: December 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM

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Elizabeth I famously managed to keep all her courtiers wondering about what she really meant for decades, and in this episode of our Life Lessons from History series, Tracy Borman explains what we can take from the life of the Tudor monarch.

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Authors

Dr David Musgrove, FSAContent director

David Musgrove is the content director at HistoryExtra

Tracy BormanAuthor, historian, joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces

Tracy Borman is a best-selling author and historian, specialising in the Tudor period. She works part-time as joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces and as Chief Executive of the Heritage Education Trust.

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