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…
?Eltham was a once-great medieval palace. During the Tudor period, it was home to the likes of Prince Henry (the…
As the anniversary of the heartbreaking events of 19 May 1536 approach, those faithful servants of Anne Boleyn remember her…
Last year, I visited the site of the Palace of Collyweston in Northamptonshire, the Midlands powerhouse of that matriarch of…
During a blustery 18 days in June 1520, a historic event took place in the Pale of Calais: the Field…
This year mark’s 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…
A little later than scheduled, on 8 or 9 July 1535, Henry VIII set out from Windsor Castle in Berkshire…
Acton Court is an exquisite example of a courtier’s house from the early Tudor period. I will say more about…