Hylton Cottage, Suffolk
Hylton Cottage is located in the heart of Lavenham in Suffolk – one of the best preserved medieval towns in the country.
Hampshire | Henry VIII | PEOPLE | PLACES | Places by County
The Surprising Story Behind The Battle of the Solent
In this episode, I head to the south coast of England and the Isle of Wight.
I’m joined by Dominic Fontana, retired professor from Southampton University and expert in The Battle of the Solent. We explore both the French and English perspectives of this naval battle between Henry VIII and Francis I of France.
Rhys ap Thomas | The Tudor Travel Guide
Name and Titles: Sir Rhys ap Thomas KG
Born: 1449, Carmarthenshire
Died: 1525.
Buried: Greyfriars, Carmarthen, later moved at the Dissolution to St Peter’s Church, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire.
In this blog we explore the life, death and burial of Rhys ap Thomas, hero of the Battle of Bosworth.
Armchair Traveller | Edmund Tudor | Henry VII | Pembrokeshire | PEOPLE | Road-Trip Traveller | Tudor Tombs
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (also known as Edmund of Hadham)
Find out about the Tomb of Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond and father to King Henry VII
Launde Abbey & The Cromwells
In this episode, I head to the county of Leicestershire in the East Midlands.
I’m joined by Peter Liddle, Archaeologist and expert on Launde Abbey. We tour this incredible building and discover its connections to the Cromwell family.
Anne Boleyn | Armchair Traveller | Elizabeth of York | Gloucestershire | Henry VII | Henry VIII | PEOPLE | Road-Trip Traveller
The 1502 Progress: The Vineyard at Over, Gloucestershire
The 1502 Progress fo Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, continued…
Having stayed overnight in Coberley Hall, the royal party was again on the move. As we read in the above quote, their destination was the Abbot of Gloucester’s fine manor house, which stood on a raised plateau west of Gloucester. The house was known as ‘The Vineyard’ because of the ancient vines cultivated on its terraces since at least the thirteenth century…
Anne Boleyn | Hampshire | Henry VIII | Mary I, Bloody Mary | PLACES | Places by County | Stephen Gardiner
Winchester Cathedral & Its Noble Tudor History
In this episode, I head to the county of Hampshire in southern England.
I’m joined by Aisha Al-Sadie, Learning and Heritage Officer at Winchester Cathedral. We tour this incredible building and stand in the exact same places where important Tudor events unfolded.
Dukes of Norfolk | Places by County | Road-Trip Traveller | Sir Anthony Browne | West Sussex | William FitzWilliam
A Tudor Weekend Away in West Sussex
In this guide, we travel to West Sussex to visit three Tudor places.
Armchair Traveller | Bishop John Russell | Lincolnshire | PEOPLE | PLACES | Places by County | Road-Trip Traveller | Tudor Tombs
John Russell, Bishop of Lincoln.
Find out about the intriguing life and tomb of John Russell, Bishop of Lincoln.
London | London | PEOPLE | Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey: A Dazzling Theatre of Coronation
As we prepare for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on 6 May, we can be sure that one place will provide the perfect, dazzling backdrop, just as it has done for countless centuries. I am talking, of course, about Westminster Abbey.
The abbey has a long and noble association with the English monarchy, stretching over 1000 years. While you may be glued to the spectacle of the coronation ceremony unfolding, you might be surprised to learn that the physical spaces that form the backdrop to the event are equally significant.
To appreciate the profound importance of the abbey to the coronation, the place in which, traditionally, a monarch is transmuted from human to divine, I have written this blog to summarise the abbey’s history, how and why it has become so deeply linked with the Crown, as well as pointing out a couple of feature and objects that come together to form the ‘theatre of coronation’….