Tudor History

Bess of Hardwick attained her goals through her own hard work, with a little help from her husbands.

Dec 9, 2009 - Kristyn Gansen

Will Sommers, jester to King Henry VIII of England, had the most unusual but also the most taxing task at the court of his royal master.

Dec 8, 2009 - Brenda Ralph Lewis

Sudeley Castle is an ancient site that has been the home of many members of the royal family.

Dec 4, 2009 - Kim Rush

Lady Arbella (or Arabella) Stuart (1575-1615) was an English aristocrat whose royal birth blighted her life.

Dec 4, 2009 - Elizabeth Shipley

In 1528 Henry VIII gave a Royal Banquet in a lodge at Windsor Great Park. As well as vast quantities of meat and dairy food there were also some exotic surprises.

Dec 2, 2009 - Jo Romero

On 25 February 1528, Henry VIII gave a Banquet at a lodge in Windsor Great Park. Here is what you could have expected from a Royal Tudor Feast, with some surprises.

Dec 2, 2009 - Jo Romero

Hatfield House was the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth I and home to the Cecil family.

Nov 13, 2009 - Kim Rush

English victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588 was the summit of what is often termed Elizabeth's Golden Age, but behind the glory lay many cunning deceptions.

Nov 9, 2009 - Brenda Ralph Lewis

Hever Castle was the home of the Boleyn family, Anne of Cleves, and the Astor family.

Nov 6, 2009 - Kim Rush

The Spanish Armada which sailed against England in 1588 was designed by King Philip II to wreak revenge on its Queen, Elizabeth I and remove her from her throne.

Nov 5, 2009 - Brenda Ralph Lewis

The first of three Catholic plots involving the invasion of England and the overthrow and assassination of its Protestant queen, Elizabeth I was laid on March 24, 1571.

Nov 5, 2009 - Brenda Ralph Lewis

After Elizabeth, known as the Virgin Queen, became monarch of Protestant England in 1558, she was immediately in danger from her Catholic enemies.

Oct 28, 2009 - Brenda Ralph Lewis

Anne Boleyn's contribution to the advent of the English Reformation has been overlooked in favor of court intrigue and royal romance in spite of her own reformist views.

Oct 7, 2009 - Bonnye Good

The famous tourist attraction has been used as a fortress, a royal palace, a mint, and as a prison from which very few have escaped.

Sep 10, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

Katherine Parr, faithful and devoted wife to Henry VIII, loved many men and experienced many losses in her rich, short life.

Aug 22, 2009 - Megan Winkler

Kathryn Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, was executed under accusations of infidelity, much like her cousin, Anne Boleyn.

Aug 22, 2009 - Megan Winkler

Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess and English queen fought for her marriage to King Henry VIII and won the hearts of the English people in the process.

Aug 20, 2009 - Megan Winkler

Matrimony was essential to the Tudor concept of divine order. God ruled the universe; the King ruled his realm and husbands ruled their families, especially their wives.

Aug 16, 2009 - Carolyn M Cash

Catherine Parr was a loyal and sympathetic companion who nursed an increasingly irritable Henry VIII in his declining years by creating a domestic family life at court.

Jul 11, 2009 - Carolyn M Cash

The Londoners took Elizabeth's coronation procession to present their new queen with an image of the type of ruler they wanted: a good, wise, just, and Protestant ruler.

Jun 26, 2009 - Kim Rush

The palace that has witnessed over 500 years of English royal history, including many of the great events from Henry VIII's life.

Jun 12, 2009 - Kim Rush

Pirates weren't the only terrors on the high seas of the Caribbean - privateers had their own plundering to do.

Jun 10, 2009 - Sara McCleary

Henry VIII negotiated a marriage treaty for his son Edward and Mary Queen of Scots. He pursued an aggressive policy when the Scots rejected the treaty's terms.

Jun 6, 2009 - Carolyn M Cash

Lady Jane Grey is best known as history as the Nine Days Queen. She survived an unhappy childhood only to become a pawn in a conspiracy to usurp the throne.

May 29, 2009 - Carolyn M Cash

Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves to form a new alliance after relations between England, France and the Holy Roman Empire deteriorated. They divorced six months later.

May 23, 2009 - Carolyn M Cash