Harvington Hall: House of Secrets
If you want to explore a Tudor ‘house of secrets’ then the subject of today’s blog, Harvington Hall in Worcestershire,…
Dreamy Anne Boleyn Locations for the Discerning Time Traveller
What are your favourite Tudor locations associated with Anne Boleyn? Where do you dream of visiting? Hever Castle? Well, of…
London | London | PEOPLE | PLACES | Thomas Cromwell
Austin Friars: Cromwell’s City Power House
Thomas Cromwell is one of the most interesting, complex and reviled characters in Tudor history, mainly because of his seemingly…
Gainsborough Old Hall: The Most Complete Tudor Courtier House in England
Gainsborough Old Hall, in Lincolnshire, has been described by the renowned architectural historian, Anthony Emery, as the most complete courtier…
Anne Boleyn’s Coronation Procession
Following Anne Boleyn’s coronation procession, on Whitsunday, 1 June 1533, my Lady Marquess of Pembroke was finally crowned Queen of…
Anne Boleyn | Edward VI | Elizabeth I | Henry VIII | Kent | Kent | PEOPLE | PLACES
Eltham Palace: London’s Royal Nursery
?Eltham was a once-great medieval palace. During the Tudor period, it was home to the likes of Prince Henry (the…
Le Temps Viendra & The Death of Anne Boleyn
As the anniversary of the heartbreaking events of 19 May 1536 approach, those faithful servants of Anne Boleyn remember her…
The A-Z of Tudor Places: Berkeley Castle
Berkeley Castle, in Gloucestershire, has been home to the Berkeley family for around 900 years, with the exception of a…
William Cecil And Elizabeth I: The Power Couple of the Tudor Age
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, that great Elizabethan statesman whose name…
Elizabeth I | Essex | Hatfield House | Hertfordshire | PEOPLE | PLACES
Theobalds: A Hollywood Starlet of the Elizabethan Age
If houses could be Hollywood starlets, then Theobalds, in Hertfordshire, (actually pronounced ‘Tibbles’) would most certainly make the grade! It…