Stirling Castle: The Childhood Home of Mary, Queen of Scots
Stirling Castle was one of Scotland’s premier strongholds during the medieval period. It was also a place with a particularly…
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London | London | PEOPLE | PLACES | Thomas Cromwell
Austin Friars: Cromwell’s City Power House
Thomas Cromwell is one of the most interesting, complex and reviled characters in Tudor history, mainly because of his seemingly…
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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…
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Hever and its Stories: Passion, Intrigue and Murder!
Think you know the story of Hever Castle? Well, maybe think again! Many of us will know its principal claim…
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Mary Boleyn: A Tudor Beauty Unveiled!
The subject of this month’s Tudor Travel Show: Extra is the re-attribution of a ‘Portrait of an Unknown Lady’, now…
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Anne Boleyn’s Coronation Procession
Following Anne Boleyn’s coronation procession, on Whitsunday, 1 June 1533, my Lady Marquess of Pembroke was finally crowned Queen of…
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Anne Boleyn | Edward VI | Elizabeth I | Henry VIII | Kent | Kent | PEOPLE | PLACES
Eltham Palace: London’s Royal Nursery
Eltham was a once-great medieval palace. During the Tudor period, it was home to the likes of Prince Henry (the…
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Le Temps Viendra & The Death of Anne Boleyn
As the anniversary of the heartbreaking events of 19 May 1536 approach, those faithful servants of Anne Boleyn remember her…
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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…
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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…
