Margaret Beaufort and the Palace of Collyweston
Last year, I visited the site of the Palace of Collyweston in Northamptonshire, the Midlands powerhouse of that matriarch of…
Last year, I visited the site of the Palace of Collyweston in Northamptonshire, the Midlands powerhouse of that matriarch 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…
NOTE: If you are looking for the images associated with this month’s podcast on Berkeley Castle, scroll down until you…
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…