- When to Travel to the UK on Vacation: Travel Essentialsby The Tudor Travel GuideWelcome to the Tudor History & Travel Show: Travel Essentials! This is a new addition to The Tudor History & Travel Show for 2021. it is specifically for all you …
Continue reading - Middleham Castle: Daunting Fortress, Luxurious Home and One Priceless Jewel!by The Tudor Travel GuideMiddleham Castle sits in the wide-open, rugged and beautiful landscape of North Yorkshire, about 230 miles north of London and 45 miles northwest of York. It was recounted by Tudor …
Continue reading - Kimbolton Castle: The Final Days and Death of Katherine of Aragonby The Tudor Travel GuideOn 7 January 1535, a beleaguered Katherine of Aragon died at Kimbolton Castle in Cambridgeshire. She had spent the final years of her eventful life in exile, abandoned by her …
Continue reading - Rievaulx Abbey & the Brutal Dissolution of the Monasteriesby The Tudor Travel GuideThis blog is adapted from an ‘on-location’ interview for my podcast, The Tudor History & Travel Show, recorded at Rievaulx Abbey in North Yorkshire. Our guide is Michael Carter, a …
Continue reading - Venison Pie: A Christmas Tudor Treatby The Tudor Travel GuideChristmas is fast approaching and after the end of a difficult year for most of us, some feasting and merriment will be most welcome. Well, in this month’s Great Tudor …
Continue reading - Tudor ‘Houses of Power’ with Prof Simon Thurleyby The Tudor Travel GuideIn this month’s episode of The Tudor Travel Show: Extra! Sarah is in conversation with Professor Simon Thurley, a pre-eminent architectural historian, specialising in Britain’s built environment. Sarah talks to Simon …
Continue reading - Hampton Court: The Emergence of a Tudor Palaceby The Tudor Travel GuideThe 30 November (2020) sees the 490th anniversary of the sad demise and death of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey at Leicester Abbey. This followed his arrest for treason at Cawood Castle …
Continue reading - Luscious Tudor Pears In Conserveby The Tudor Travel GuideMany of you will have been as sad as I was to learn that, here in the UK, we have just lost one of our most ancient pear trees to …
Continue reading - Esher Place: House of Mourningby The Tudor Travel GuideThe tragic and untimely death of Jane Seymour 483 years ago today devastated Henry VIII. Although Jane died at Hampton Court Palace, as we shall hear in this week’s guest …
Continue reading - Harvington Hall: House of Secretsby The Tudor Travel GuideIf you want to explore a Tudor ‘house of secrets’ then the subject of today’s blog, Harvington Hall in Worcestershire, is going to be right up your street. As you …
Continue reading - Mary Howard: The Indomitable Tudor Duchessby The Tudor Travel GuideMary Howard, Duchess of Richmond, was a force of nature. The youngest daughter of the 3rd Duke of Norfolk, she was at odds religiously with most of the rest of …
Continue reading - The Tudor Travel Show – Episode 27: The Royal Mile and Holyroodhouseby The Tudor Travel GuidePart Three: The Royal Mile and Holyroodhouse This month sees the launch of a special celebration of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, here, on The Tudor Travel Show. Throughout …
Continue reading - The Tudor Travel Show – Episode 28: Edinburgh Castle and an Audience with Marie Stuartby The Tudor Travel GuideRight, now for my Tudor Rose ration fo the Old Palace of Hatfield. Now this specifically applies to the Old Palace and not Hatfield House. For Historical Significance: 5 Tudor …
Continue reading - Tudor Apple Fritters: The Perfect Autumn Treatby The Tudor Travel GuideWelcome to this month’s Great Tudor Bake Off! Once again, Brigitte Webster takes us on a culinary journey through Tudor England. last month our seasonal ingredient was the plum and …
Continue reading - HolyRoodhouse: Pleasure Palace of the Stuartsby The Tudor Travel GuideIt is impossible to write a series of blogs about Mary, Queen of Scots without talking about Holyroodhouse, also known as The Palace of Holyrood. It was one of Mary’s …
Continue reading - Jedburgh and the Mysterious Near-Death of Mary, Queen of Scotsby The Tudor Travel GuideFor a fleeting period of time, in the autumn of 1566, those standing around the bed of Mary, Queen of Scots thought she was dead. Her near demise has often …
Continue reading - Inchmahome Priory: The Romantic Refuge of the Scots Queenby The Tudor Travel GuideThis month, The Tudor Travel Show podcast celebrates the life of Mary Queen of Scots. We will be delving into some of the most iconic places in which she lived …
Continue reading - Tudor Plum Tart: The Irresistible Sweetness of Summerby The Tudor Travel GuideAs summer here in England begins to draw to an end, we have one final chance to savour one of its fleshy delights: the plum. In this month’s Great Tudor …
Continue reading - Dreamy Anne Boleyn Locations for the Discerning Time Travellerby The Tudor Travel GuideWhat are your favourite Tudor locations associated with Anne Boleyn? Where do you dream of visiting? Hever Castle? Well, of course! Hampton Court? Without a doubt! But what about some …
Continue reading - In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn: Behind the Scenes!by The Tudor Travel GuideAs I continue my travels on the road this month, I wanted to share with you what went on behind the scenes when my co-author and Tudor partner-in-crime, Natalie Grueninger …
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