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A Tudor Christmas by Sarah Bryson

Olga Hughes December 13, 2016

Tudor Christmas by Sarah Bryson Christmas during the Tudor period, especially during the reign of Henry VIII, was very different...

Olga Hughes October 12, 2016

Elizabeth Norton has brought us intriguing and compelling historical studies and biographies, looking at both the famous and infamous Queens...

Olga Hughes September 19, 2016

Nothing remains of Jane Boleyn. We do not know what she looked like, where she is buried, and we have...

The birth dates of many historical figures have become lost over time. We know that King Henry VIII was born...

Historian Lauren Mackay joins us on the third day of her Virtual Blog Tour discussing her new book Inside the...

Olga Hughes December 11, 2013

Elizabeth of York was the product of a love match. Her parents King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville had a...

Olga Hughes December 8, 2013

On the 11th of February 1466 for the first time in over a century a princess was born. Queen Elizabeth...

My all time favourite queen of England has to be Elfrida (or, more correctly but less easy to read, Aelfthryth),...

Olga Hughes September 13, 2013

The four surviving children of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York all had a crown in their future, but it...

Olga Hughes September 12, 2013

The Tudor dynasty began with a fairy tale – a love match between a beautiful young widowed Queen and a...