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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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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…
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…
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…
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…