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…
-
The 1535 Progress, Anne Boleyn and Me: An Adventure in Time!
NOTE: If you are looking for the images associated with this month’s podcast on Berkeley Castle, scroll down until you…
-
Tudor Recipes: For the Love of Oranges!
A persistent story connects Mary Queen of Scots with ‘marmelade’. In this apocryphal story, Mary Queen of Scots suffered from…
