This week I had a very special guest on the show – the very talented and wonderful, historian and professor…..Suzannah Lipscomb! We chatted a little bit about everything. I hopeΒ you enjoy! Just click the green play button and listen in while we chat!
Guest post by Nicola Cornick Amy Robsart is a woman from the footnotes of history who is most often defined as either a wife (of Robert Dudley, favourite of Queen Elizabeth I) or as a victim (of an unexplained death.) When I came to study and write about Amy, I wanted to find out as … [More]
While this should not be considered an in-depth research of the time period (as that would take the time to write another book), this should be seen as a way to follow Jane Seymour’s rise as the other lady in Henry VIII’s life, just before the execution of Anne Boleyn. In this article I follow … [More]
Since many of you will be spending extending periods of time in doors, I’ve decided to put together a group of videos you can watch, music you can listen to and free books you can read! I will be continually adding new things to this collection, so check back daily. I hope you enjoy what … [More]
Let’s do like they did in the 14th century during the outbreak of the Black Death. As some of you are self-quarantining, or self-isolating, let’s use the inspiration of Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio who compiled: 100 π‘ππππ π‘πππ ππ¦ π ππππ’π ππ π ππ£ππ π¦ππ’ππ π€ππππ πππ π‘βπππ π¦ππ’ππ πππ π βπππ‘πππππ ππ π π ππππ’πππ π£ππππ ππ’π π‘ … [More]
The downfall of Anne Boleyn is one of the most talked about pieces of Tudor history. Her execution is the one event that all Tudor lovers are aware familiar with – people are fascinated by her because she was unjustly executed. Most of us can agree that she did not deserve the end she met, … [More]
Born At Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire on 30 August 1548, Lady Mary Seymour was the long-awaited child of dowager queen Kateryn Parr, and her fourth husband Sir Thomas, Baron Seymour of Sudeley. The unexpected pregnancy left both parents overjoyed. In a letter from 9 June 1548, Thomas Seymour writes to his wife: I do desyer … [More]
Okay, okay, before you start throwing things at your screen hear me out a minute. For centuries, there have been rumors regarding Queen Elizabeth I of England (the Virgin Queen) having illegitimate children. These rumors began as early as 1549, when Elizabeth was just a teenager, during the reign of her brother King Edward VI. … [More]
Portraits of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and son of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. On 19 January 1547, Surrey was executed at the Tower of London. The Works of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and Sir Thomas Wyatt The Life of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey Oxford Reference In Their Final Words: Most … [More]
Lets face it, we are addicted to history! Right? Nothing helps fill your Tudor library like a post with images of books. You might find yourself saying something like, “I need that book” or “I know my ‘to be read’ (TBR) pile is out of control, but I want this book”. This post is a … [More]
Today I welcome Kathy Lynn Emerson to my blog. This one is long overdue as I have used Kathy’s website as source material for many years. She has been kind enough to let me use her research as long as I linked to her site and give her credit – which I am more than … [More]
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Attractive, wealthy and influential, Katherine Willoughby is one of the most unusual ladies of the Tudor court. A favourite of King Henry VIII, Katherine knows all his six wives, his daughters Mary and Elizabeth, and his son Edward, as well as being related by marriage to Lady Jane Grey. She marries Tudor knight, Sir Charles … [More]
