Tudor ‘Houses of Power’ with Prof Simon Thurley
In this month’s episode of The Tudor Travel Show: Extra! Sarah is in conversation with Professor Simon Thurley, a pre-eminent architectural…
Hampton Court: The Emergence of a Tudor Palace
The 30 November (2020) sees the 490th anniversary of the sad demise and death of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey at Leicester…
Esher Place: House of Mourning
The tragic and untimely death of Jane Seymour 483 years ago today devastated Henry VIII. Although Jane died at Hampton…
Harvington Hall: House of Secrets
If you want to explore a Tudor ‘house of secrets’ then the subject of today’s blog, Harvington Hall in Worcestershire,…
Mary Howard: The Indomitable Tudor Duchess
Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond, was a force of nature. The youngest daughter of the 3rd Duke of Norfolk, she…
The Tudor Travel Show – Episode 27: The Royal Mile and Holyroodhouse
Part Three: The Royal Mile and Holyroodhouse This month sees the launch of a special celebration of the life of…
The Tudor Travel Show – Episode 28: Edinburgh Castle and an Audience with Marie Stuart
Right, now for my Tudor Rose ration fo the Old Palace of Hatfield. Now this specifically applies to the Old…
HolyRoodhouse: Pleasure Palace of the Stuarts
It is impossible to write a series of blogs about Mary, Queen of Scots without talking about Holyroodhouse, also known…
Jedburgh and the Mysterious Near-Death of Mary, Queen of Scots
For a fleeting period of time, in the autumn of 1566, those standing around the bed of Mary, Queen of…
Inchmahome Priory: The Romantic Refuge of the Scots Queen
This month, The Tudor Travel Show podcast celebrates the life of Mary Queen of Scots. We will be delving into…