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The Anne Boleyn Papers with Elizabeth Norton

May 1, 2014

Much of our perception of Anne Boleyn has been shaped by the written word - from contemporary historical accounts to the dark portrait painted by her enemies. The Anne Boleyn Papers examines Anne's ebb and flow... Read More...

Inside the Tudor Court – The Spanish Ambassador Eustace Chapuys with Lauren Mackay

Olga Hughes

March 11, 2014

History, Interviews

Just how instrumental was the Spanish ambassador Eustace Chapuys in colouring our modern perceptions of Henry VIII and his wives? He spent sixteen years at the Tudor court as the ambassador for Spain, a career ... Read More...

Richard III: The Road to Leicester with Amy Licence

Olga Hughes

March 6, 2014

History, Interviews

There are few medieval kings who have caused centuries of continual debate. The first fictional depictions of "The Tyrant" Richard III came about in the sixteenth century, the first revisionist history of "... Read More...

The Third Plantagenet: George Duke of Clarence with John Ashdown-Hill

Olga Hughes

March 3, 2014

History, Interviews

We know him as false fleeting perjured Clarence, always as a traitor, sometimes as a drunk and a madman. We certainly remember his brothers. Edward IV may have been a notorious womaniser, taken the throne of En... Read More...

The Princes in the Tower with Josephine Wilkinson

Olga Hughes

February 25, 2014

History, Interviews

In 1483 twelve year-old King Edward V and his brother, nine year-old Richard Duke of York were taken into the Tower of London to await Edward's coronation. Yet the next King of England to be crowned was not Edw... Read More...

Fit for a King: The Burial and Reburial of Richard III with John Ashdown-Hill

Olga Hughes

February 4, 2014

History, Interviews

"buryed...without any pompe or solemn funerall…in thabbay of monks Franciscanes at Leycester" Polydore Vergil Today marks a full year since one of the greatest discoveries in archaeological history was annou... Read More...

The Mother of the Tudor Dynasty: Elizabeth of York with Amy Licence

Olga Hughes

December 12, 2013

History, Interviews

Elizabeth of York did not always live the charmed life a Princess, many of her childhood and teenage years were filled with tragedy. At the tender age of three she experienced her first political upheaval and t... Read More...

The Red Rose and the White: Elizabeth of York with Arlene Okerlund

Olga Hughes

December 11, 2013

History, Interviews

Elizabeth of York was the product of a love match. Her parents King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville had a long and happy marriage and Princess Elizabeth would be raised in a loving environment with many sibli... Read More...

From Princess to Queen: Elizabeth of York with Alison Weir

Olga Hughes

December 10, 2013

History, Interviews

Queen Elizabeth of York is famous for her beauty and her kind, gentle nature. The tragedy and hardships she overcame to become Queen are often overlooked, her strength of character diminished. Elizabeth has be... Read More...

Elfrida – The First Crowned Queen of England with Elizabeth Norton

Olga Hughes

November 5, 2013

History, Interviews

She was an Anglo-Saxon Queen, the first consort to be crowned Queen of England. Elfrida made a love match with her King Edgar, she was a powerful force behind the throne and influential in the tenth-century rel... Read More...

The Boleyn Women with Elizabeth Norton

Olga Hughes

November 1, 2013

History, Interviews

It is not often the women of a medieval family overshadow the men. The enigmatic Anne Boleyn continues to capture our imagination, but her family story is just as compelling. There was Anne Hoo Boleyn and Marga... Read More...

The Woodvilles: Behind the Myth with Susan Higginbotham

Olga Hughes

October 22, 2013

History, Interviews

The secret marriage between a Duchess and a Squire may have raised a few eyebrows in 1437, but no one was expecting Jacquetta and Richard Woodville to become members of the most powerful family in England. A lo... Read More...

The Search for Richard III’s DNA: Looking for Richard with John Ashdown-Hill

Olga Hughes

October 3, 2013

History, Interviews

John Ashdown Hill carrying Richard III's remains by Riikka Nikko. © Riikka Nikko. In The King in the Car Park documentary, the world watched as the skeleton discovered on the very first day of the Greyfriar... Read More...

And Every Tale Condemns me for a Villain: Richard III with David Baldwin

Olga Hughes

October 2, 2013

History, Interviews

King Richard III has long been a puzzle that history is desperate to solve. His reign only lasted twenty-two months, yet the controversy surrounding Richard III has raged for more than five centuries. It is eas... Read More...

Richard III’s Elusive Queen: A look at Anne Neville with Amy Licence

Olga Hughes

October 1, 2013

History, Interviews

Anne Neville: Richard III's Tragic Queen by Amy Licence She was the daughter of one of the most powerful men of the Middle Ages, a Princess of Lancaster by the age of fourteen, a widow at fifteen, and a roy... Read More...

Henry VIII The Life and Rule of England’s Nero: A New Look at the Old Monster with John Matusiak

Olga Hughes

September 16, 2013

History, Interviews

Henry VIII has spent nearly five centuries hiding behind the skirts of his many wives. He is one of the most notorious Kings of England, once hailed the greatest Prince in Christendom, he was revered, then revi... Read More...

Tudor: The Family Story – Legacy with Leanda de Lisle

Olga Hughes

September 13, 2013

History, Interviews

The four surviving children of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York all had a crown in their future, but it is Henry VIII, the spare heir, that became one of the most infamous Kings in English history. His desperate... Read More...