A Brief Introduction to Cawood Castle The late medieval rooms in this gatehouse are all that survive of Cawood Castle, once a…
The header image is a watercolour painting which shows detail of one of the Cowdray murals, recording the sinking of…
On Monday 19 September 2022, the body of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II was interred in St George’s Chapel, part…
Last week, I published the first part of a glorious account of the meeting between Henry VIII and Charles V,…
In late May 1520, the English royal household began to make its way from Greenwich toward the Pale of Calais…
The Field of Cloth of Gold was one of the most spectacular events of its age. Feted for the ostentatious…
This blog is adapted from an ‘on-location’ interview recorded for an episode of The Tudor History & Travel Show. Our…
The 30 November (2020) sees the 490th anniversary of the sad demise and death of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey at Leicester…
The tragic and untimely death of Jane Seymour 483 years ago today devastated Henry VIII. Although Jane died at Hampton…
Eltham was a once-great medieval palace. During the Tudor period, it was home to the likes of Prince Henry (the…
