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Tudor Day Trips From London: Cambridge
Venturing out of the city of London, we travel to Cambridge. The city flourished as a centre of learning through the medieval and Tudor periods (when most of the colleges were founded or completed), some of them by behemoths of the Tudor age, including Henry VII, Margaret Beaufort and Henry VIII. We discover the places associated with Tudor royal visits, and summarise where to go and what to look out for when visiting the city today.
Cardinal Wolsey | Henry VIII | Katherine of Aragon | Kent | Mary Tudor, Queen of France | PEOPLE | Thomas Wolsey
Canterbury Cathedral: Power, Pomp and One Amazing Tudor Party!
In late May 1520, the English royal household began to make its way from Greenwich toward the Pale of Calais…
The New Inn, Gloucester
The New Inn, Gloucester, is regarded as the most well-preserved example of a medieval courtyard inn with galleries in the country. Today, The New Inn offers accommodation as well as a restaurant and a coffee shop.
Old Hall Hotel, Derbyshire
The Old Hall is reputed to be the oldest hotel in England. Dating back to 1573, it was built with the sanction of Queen Elizabeth I, to provide accommodation for Mary Queen of Scots who was under house arrest by the Shrewsbury’s.
Armchair Traveller | Cardinal John Morton | Kent | PEOPLE | Places by County | Road-Trip Traveller | Tudor Tombs
Cardinal John Morton, Lord Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury
Name and Title: Cardinal John Morton, Lord Chancellor of England and Archbishop of Canterbury,
Born: Circa 1420.
Died: 15 September 1500 at Knole, Kent.
Buried: Our Lady Undercroft of Canterbury Cathedral.
Read more and see images of the tomb here…
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,…