The Burial of Anne Boleyn and the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula
When Anne Boleyn was executed within the precinct of the Tower of London on 19 May 1536, no provision had…
Leez Priory & The Most Notorious Villain in Tudor History
When one of the most commonly cited life achievements of a man is the illegal torture of a defenceless, young…
Middleham Castle: Daunting Fortress, Luxurious Home and One Priceless Jewel!
Middleham Castle sits in the wide-open, rugged and beautiful landscape of North Yorkshire, about 230 miles north of London and…
Kimbolton Castle: The Final Days and Death of Katherine of Aragon
On 7 January 1536, a beleaguered Katherine of Aragon died at Kimbolton Castle in Cambridgeshire. She had spent the final…
Rievaulx Abbey & the Brutal Dissolution of the Monasteries
This blog is adapted from an ‘on-location’ interview for my podcast, The Tudor History & Travel Show, recorded at Rievaulx…
Hampton Court: The Emergence of a Tudor Palace
The 30 November (2020) sees the 490th anniversary of the sad demise and death of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey at Leicester…
Esher Place: House of Mourning
The tragic and untimely death of Jane Seymour 483 years ago today devastated Henry VIII. Although Jane died at Hampton…
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,…
Austin Friars: Cromwell’s City Power House
Thomas Cromwell is one of the most interesting, complex and reviled characters in Tudor history, mainly on account of his…
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…