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,…
Last week, I published the first part of a glorious account of the meeting between Henry VIII and Charles V,…
In late May 1520, the English royal household began to make its way from Greenwich toward the Pale of Calais…
The Field of Cloth of Gold was one of the most spectacular events of its age. Feted for the ostentatious…
This blog is adapted from an ‘on-location’ interview for my podcast, The Tudor History & Travel Show, recorded at Rievaulx…
The 30 November (2020) sees the 490th anniversary of the sad demise and death of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey at Leicester…
The tragic and untimely death of Jane Seymour 483 years ago today devastated Henry VIII. Although Jane died at Hampton…
?Eltham was a once-great medieval palace. During the Tudor period, it was home to the likes of Prince Henry (the…
Acton Court is an exquisite example of a courtierโs house from the early Tudor period. I will say more about…
Let me introduce you to one of the most beguiling cities of Tudor England: Calais. In the first half of…
On the anniversary of the birth of Prince Edward, later Edward VI of England, we visit the lost royal palace…