Cowdray House & the Sinister Curse of Fire and Water
Every now and again, a tragedy befalls a Tudor house that is so catastrophic that the sorry tale makes you…
The Battle of Stoke Field: A Bloody Rout Ends the Wars of the Roses
Now part of the Nottinghamshire countryside, the Battle of Stoke Field was witness to the final major conflict in the…
Lost & Found: Remarkable Survival of Monastic Books
On 15 January 1535, King Henry VIII was proclaimed Supreme Head of the Church of England. In a bid to…
Mortlake Manor: Cromwell’s Palatial Residence on the Thames
The subject of today’s blog is a place that I would bet very few Tudor history fans know about. Yet,…
West Horsley Place: At Home with Gertrude Courtenay, Marchioness of Exeter
I am delighted to be hosting a stop on Sylvia Barbara Soberton’s virtual book tour for her new book The…
Woodstock Manor: An Ancient Pleasure Palace and Doleful Prison
Recently, I visited Blenheim Park in North Oxfordshire; the site of the once magnificent Woodstock Manor, the most ancient, royal…
Busks, Busk-Points, Courtship and Sexual Desire in Early Modern Europe
Please note: THIS BLOG CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT AND EXPLICIT SEXUAL REFERENCES I have long been fascinated by Tudor dress, from…
The Mary Rose: Splendour, Sinking and Salvage
Welcome back to The Tudor History & Travel Show. In this episode, I visit the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth for…
‘Palaces of Revolution’: Life, Death and Art at the Stuart Court.
This post contains some affiliate links Confession time: I am not a fan of the Stuart monarchy. In fact, if…
Travel Essentials: Winter & The Christmas Season In The UK
Welcome back to the Tudor History & Travel Show: Travel Essentials! The final episode in the 2021 series of Travel Essentials,…