Hever at Christmas: Festive Traditions and Momentous Decisions!
This week I am revisiting Hever Castle in Kent, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. I went along on a…
This week I am revisiting Hever Castle in Kent, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. I went along on a…
Thomas Wolsey was a lucky man. Accused of treason, he narrowly avoided Henry VIII’s ‘justice’ on the scaffold and instead…
In the story of Wolsey’s final days on Earth, Sheffield Manor (situated in Sheffield Park) is a pivotal location. It…
As the deepening chill of late autumn crept icily across the Yorkshire countryside, a cavalcade of men on horseback, headed…
On the anniversary of the birth of Prince Edward, later Edward VI of England, we visit the lost royal palace…
History is full of legends. One such story revolves around the tale of what happened to Sir Henry Norris’ (sometimes…
Hever Castle is at the top of practically every Tudor lover’s wish-list of places to visit. In this blog, we…
With the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II, the nation has seen her coffin travel from Balmoral, to Edinburgh to…
When Dudley stood back and admired the two new, full-length paintings hanging on the walls of his Warwickshire home at…
One of my favourite things in the world is uncovering a hidden gem; a little-known Tudor fact, artefact or location….