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Queen Jane Seymour: Henry VIII’s Least Attractive Wife?
Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third wife, is perhaps the least known of all the Tudor queens. Although we know that …
Review: ‘Katherine the Queen’ by Linda Porter
“Methinks love maketh men like Angels” – Queen Katherine Parr. Before beginning my review, I must confess that Katherine the …
Tudor historian reviews The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
At first glance, The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) seems like a typical high-brow, yet low-budget 1970s TV drama. There is some truth in this.
The Winter Queen: The Life of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
Elizabeth Stuart, the daughter of James VI and Anne of Denmark, was born at Dunfermline Palace, Fife, on 19 August …
Chesworth House: A Tudor Queen’s Childhood Home
Chesworth House, an idyllic Tudor manor located just outside Horsham in Surrey, was once home to Henry VIII’s ill-fated fifth …
Introducing KLEIO x Dr. Paul’s ‘Elizabeth & Leicester’ Candle
Imagine that there was a candle that could transport you centuries in time. If the scent of orange blossoms splashed …
Discoveries
Rare Tudor paintings discovered at Cambridge University
A collection of rare Tudor paintings, hidden for nearly three centuries, were recently discovered by builders at Cambridge University. Lost …
The Princes in the Tower: history’s greatest cold case solved?
Philippa Langley, the amateur historian who discovered the remains of Richard III (1452-1485) beneath a Leicester car park in 2012, …
Rare Henry VII and Mary I coins discovered in North Wales
If you thought there weren’t any Tudor artefacts left to discover, think again. Our friend Ronan, a detectorist based in …
Interviews
The Hands of Elizabeth I with Corina Apostu
Q&A: Rosamund Gravelle on the play ‘Three Queens’
Q&A: Leah Redmond Chang on ‘Young Queens’
