William Cecil And Elizabeth I: The Power Couple of the Tudor Age
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, that great Elizabethan statesman whose name…
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 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…