Nottingham Castle: A Sinister Place ‘Full Royal’
You probably won’t know this, but in the sixteenth century, Nottingham Castle was one of THE premier castles in all…
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The Royal Apartments at the Tower & the Scandalous Killing of Anne Boleyn
This post contains some affiliate links Tomorrow marks the day when an English queen was executed on charges that were…
Buckden Palace & the Most Obstinate Woman That May Be
To Charles Brandon, Katherine of Aragon was simply ‘the most obstinate woman that may be’. Having been discarded by her…
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Anne Boleyn is Presented as Queen at Greenwich Palace
Easter is upon us; it is a time of rebirth and celebration. But in Tudor terms, what springs to mind…
The Bishop of London’s Palace & an Audacious Game of Thrones?
When Henry VIII fought openly with his wife at the trial of Blackfriars, he sought to undermine her story that…
Old St Paul’s: The Tudor Rose and the Spanish Pomegranate Entwine – Part I
Katherine of Aragon Marries Arthur, Prince of Wales In the run-up to the release of the TV series, The Spanish…
Tickenhill House: The Tudor Palace on the Hill
Sometimes, the lesser-known Tudor locations are the most fascinating. When we read about them, it is like opening a whole…
Ludlow Castle: The Playground of Princes
Which Tudor royal, or royals, do you most associate with Ludlow Castle? If you are anything like me, the first…
Suffolk Place: Tudor Southwark’s Des-Res
Sometimes I get ridiculously fixated on knowing more about a lost Tudor building; it gets under my skin and won’t…
Old London Bridge: Traders, Travellers & Traitors
What if you could time-travel to Tudor London? What places would be on your ‘must see’ list? I have a…