‘Crouchback Mary’: The Tragic Life of Lady Mary Grey
The youngest daughter of Frances Brandon and Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Mary Grey was born, most likely at …
Mary I’s Life in Portraits
Born on 18 February 1516, Mary was the only surviving daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. Hers was …
The Wedding of Mary Tudor and Louis XII of France
On 9 October 1514, an 18-year-old English princess married a 52-year-old French King in Abbeville, France. The bride was Mary …
Excerpt from ‘The Apple and the Tree’ by Clemmie Bennett
On the 567th anniversary of Henry VII of England’s birth, we are pleased to extend a warm welcome to a …
15 Must Read Tudor, Stuart and Medieval Fiction Books for 2024
The Lady of the Tower Cecily The Apple and the Tree To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn Penelope …
The Friendship of Henry VIII and Philip the Handsome
On 10 January 1506, a delegation of the Burgundian court, led by Philip I of Castile, prepared to set sail …
Tudor, Stuart and Medieval Nonfiction to Read in 2024
The Wisest Fool Heirs of Ambition Hunting the Falcon The Final Year of Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I …
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 …
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 …
Hatfield House: The Haunted Childhood Home of Elizabeth I
On 17 November 1558, Lady Elizabeth, the only daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was sitting beneath an oak …