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Painters to the Elizabethan and Jacobean Courts: Nicholas Hilliard & Isaac Oliver (Guest Post)
Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619) & Isaac Oliver (1565-1617) Guest post by Melanie V. Taylor Nicholas Hilliard was England’s first English artist to become internationally famous. His self portrait (© Victoria & Albert Museum, London) is a mere 41mm in diameter (1.6 inches) and it is for these exquisitely delicate and miniature images of Elizabeth I and … [More]
Book Review: Margaret Tudor – The Life of Henry VIII’s Sister
Margaret Tudor was an English Princess and daughter of the first Tudor monarch, King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York; Margaret was the sister of King Henry VIII and married King James IV of Scotland – did I mention she was also mother of King James V? I was approached by Pens & Sword History … [More]
Movie Review: Mary, Queen of Scots
When it was announced that there would be a film about Mary, Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I was over the moon. My hope was that it would do both women the justice they deserve. If you have not seen the trailer, here it is: How exciting does that look, right!? Since I am … [More]
The Life of Edward VI of England (Part Two)
This is Part Two in my series on the life of King Edward VI. If you missed Part One, click Here. If you would prefer to listen to this article instead of reading it, you can do so by clicking this image that will bring you to my podcast: King Henry VIII It was at … [More]
Excerpt from his new book, Brandon – Tudor Knight (Guest Post by Tony Riches)
New on Amazon UK and Amazon US From the author of the international bestselling Tudor Trilogy comes a true story of adventure, courtly love and chivalric loyalty. Handsome, charismatic and a champion jouster, Sir Charles Brandon is the epitome of a Tudor Knight. A favourite of King Henry VIII, Brandon has a secret. He … [More]
Binge Drinking During the Tudor Dynasty (Guest Post)
Guest post written by Patrick Bailey The royal lineage of Tudor dynasty started with Henry VII in 1485 and ended with Elizabeth I in 1603. Lasting for 118 years. This dynasty was one of the most influential and greatest in Britain. But like all other historical stories surrounding the royal throne, not everything is all … [More]
The Life of King Edward VI of England (Part One)
As only the second Tudor king, Henry VIII was troubled through most of his reign by the lack of a male heir. He had sons but they never survived infancy that is until the birth of his son Edward, Prince of Wales. It took three marriages and countless pregnancies, miscarriages, stillbirths and deaths before the … [More]
Notes on Anne Boleyn’s Trial (Guest Post)
Part Three: Notes on Anne Boleyn’s Trial Guest post by Pat Deegan Part Two – Anne Boleyn: Triumph to Failure Part One – Anne Boleyn: The Rise Due to personal circumstances, I never did get around to completing a comprehensive examination of Anne’s fall from grace – from being the Queen of England, and mother … [More]
Thomas Cromwell: rags to riches to the scaffold
Guest post by Diarmaid MacCulloch Thomas Cromwell has rarely had a good press, even in Protestant England’s triumphant island story, in which the Pope’s deluded followers were repeatedly put in their place so that the British Empire could flourish and spread Christian civilisation far and wide. In that tale, Henry VIII could take all the … [More]
Tudor Horror Stories: Ghost Stories, Executions and Halloween
Who doesn’t love a good creepy ghost story? When Fall comes around all I want to do is watch scary movies and rehash old ghost tales. In this post I’ll give you all the creepy and scary as well as fascinating tales of horror at Tudor court and a bit of history on Halloween. I … [More]
The Early Tudor Garden (circa 1490-1550)
Guest post by Brigitte Webster, owner of Tudor and 17th Century Experience Most of us have admired a Tudor garden which often accompanies a great Tudor House or Palace. It is only when you start looking into the history of early Tudor gardens, that you learn that what is being sold to us as a … [More]
The Procession for the Christening of Edward, Prince of Wales
The crying of a newborn babe echoed through the bedchamber where Queen Jane had finally given birth to the new Prince of Wales, Edward Tudor. King Henry VIII and his daughters Mary and Elizabeth’s lives would change forever because of that crying baby boy – and it would shorten the Queen’s. The Monday following the … [More]
Thomas the Diplomat and the Siege of Pest
During my continual research of Thomas Seymour I have come across a many letters that he wrote during his diplomatic missions. I will be honest, when I first found these letters I glanced at them and my eyes instantly glazed over. Most of these letters contained what I considered a bunch of military jargon that … [More]
The Life of Elizabeth Stafford, Duchess of Norfolk
Who was the wife of the 3rd Duke of Norfolk and what do we know about her? Elizabeth Stafford was the daughter of the ill-fated Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Eleanor Percy, eldest daughter of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland. She was born in 1497, so one can assume that she was … [More]