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 courtier’s 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…
How would you like to explore a Tudor time capsule? Kenninghall is one such place, even though there is little…
This week I am revisiting Hever Castle in Kent, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. I went along on a…
