Incredible Details Of The Past: Bringing The Cowdray Murals Back To Life – With Dominic Fontana
The header image is a watercolour painting which shows detail of one of the Cowdray murals, recording the sinking of…
St George’s Chapel, The Burial of Elizabeth II, Plus More Tales from Inside the Royal Vaults
On Monday 19 September 2022, the body of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II will be interred in St George’s Chapel,…
Westminster Hall & The Lying in State of Elizabeth II
As the body of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II makes its way back to London, the coffin will eventually come…
Le Temps Viendra: A Novel of Anne Boleyn – An Excerpt
August 2012 was a momentous month for me. I published my first Tudor book: Le Temps Viendra: A Novel of…
Elizabethan Art: A Powerful Device For Royal Representations
The last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor, Elizabeth I succeeded to the throne in 1558. Despite…
Exposing Anne Boleyn: Fascinating Tales From Her Ladies-in-Waiting
One of the most controversial and iconic queens in history, Anne Boleyn’s story has long been debated by historians. Those…
The 1578 Progress To Norwich: In The Footsteps of Elizabeth I
As we approach the anniversary of Elizabeth I’s summer progress of 1578, I’ve been looking back at this historic tour….
Henry VIII | Historic Places | Katherine of Aragon | Kent | Mary Tudor, Queen of France | Places Associated With...
On the Road to The Field of Cloth of Gold – A Spectacle of Majesty at Canterbury
Last week, I published the first part of a glorious account of the meeting between Henry VIII and Charles V,…
Cardinal Wolsey | Henry VIII | Katherine of Aragon | Kent | Mary Tudor, Queen of France | Places Associated With... | Thomas Wolsey
Canterbury Cathedral: Power, Pomp and One Amazing Tudor Party!
In late May 1520, the English royal household began to make its way from Greenwich toward the Pale of Calais…
Shaw House: Ambition, Wealth & Epic Social Climbing in Elizabethan England
The header image is a painting showing a view of the south elevation of Shaw House, with two ladies wearing…