Samia Errazouki
Historian and researcher specializing in early modern Iberian and North African connections, who presents new research on Rodrigo Lopez and Elizabethan diplomacy and identity.
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Jan 26, 2026 • 48min
Elizabeth I's Doctor - & Poisoner?
Dr. Samia Errazouki, historian of early modern Iberian and North African links, brings new research on Rodrigo Lopez. She traces his Portuguese Jewish origins, rise to Elizabeth’s physician, and the fraught mix of religion, court rivalries, espionage and Anglo‑Moroccan diplomacy. Short, vivid accounts explore prejudice, political intrigue, and newly found Moroccan connections.
