St George’s Chapel, The Burial of Elizabeth II, Plus More Tales from Inside the Royal Vaults
On Monday 19 September 2022, the body of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II was interred in St George’s Chapel, part…
On Monday 19 September 2022, the body of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II was interred in St George’s Chapel, part…
As the body of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II makes its way back to London, the coffin will eventually come…
August 2012 was a momentous month for me. I published my first Tudor book: Le Temps Viendra: A Novel of…
The last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor, Elizabeth I succeeded to the throne in 1558. Despite…
As we approach the anniversary of Elizabeth I’s summer progress of 1578, I’ve been looking back at this historic tour….
Last week, I published the first part of a glorious account of the meeting between Henry VIII and Charles V,…
In late May 1520, the English royal household began to make its way from Greenwich toward the Pale of Calais…
Coronation ceremonies are elaborate ceremonial events that mark the accession of a new monarch to the throne and are laden with ritual, tradition and symbolism. Historically, marking the transmutation from human to sacred, a monarch enters their coronation as a worldly being. However, through the ceremony of anointing and coronation, Godโs grace is bestowed, historically enabling the monarch to emerge transformed and reign in selfless service, loyalty and duty. Like the ceremony and the space in which it occurs, the monarch’s coronation robes are imbued with meaning. The divesting of clothes and reinvesting with special robes after being anointed affirms the transition of the monarch’s body from that of an earthly being to one of a singular purpose…To read more about coronation robes, follow the Link in Bio!
A medieval, moated and much-loved family home, Markenfield Hall is a historic house unlike any other. Set within stunning Yorkshire…
Every now and again, a tragedy befalls a Tudor house that is so catastrophic that the sorry tale makes you…