The Field of Cloth of Gold: Henry VIII’s Spectacular Temporary Palace
During a blustery 18 days in June 1520, a historic event occurred in the Pale of Calais: the Field of…
During a blustery 18 days in June 1520, a historic event occurred in the Pale of Calais: the Field of…
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, that great Elizabethan statesman whose name…
If houses could be Hollywood starlets, then Theobalds, in Hertfordshire, (actually pronounced ‘Tibbles’) would most certainly make the grade! It…
A little later than scheduled, on 8 or 9 July 1535, Henry VIII set out from Windsor Castle in Berkshire…
Acton Court is an exquisite example of a courtierโs house from the early Tudor period. I will say more about…
Mary, Queen of Scots was perhaps never happier than during the time spent in France. Initially, as a child, she…
On the anniversary of the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay Castle on 8 February 1587, we wind…
Outside, a fierce winter terrorises the landscape. Scotland and the north of England lie covered by a deep blanket of…
In the early hours of the morning, on 25 January 1533, the slight figure of a woman made her way…
Inside an incongruous parish church, in the small Suffolk town of Framlingham, lie some of the most magnificent Tudor tombs…