Tudor Archives - Nerdalicious

Who’s Afraid of Anne Boleyn?

October 31, 2020

Recently I saw a meme aimed at history nerds making fun of ‘social justice warriors’. I’ll laugh all day long at the memes featuring peasants asking for gluten-free bread, but this one struck me as strange, and... Read More...

Jane Seymour projected the persona people demanded of her: An interview with Adrienne Dillard

Olga Hughes

November 16, 2019

Books, History, Interviews

It is difficult to try and define which of Henry VIII’s queens have been the most maligned, because they have all been the victims of misogyny, stereotyping or scapegoating, often in the pursuit of entertainmen... Read More...

Edward Seymour

Eddie Boverington

April 7, 2016

Historical Miscellany, Ridiculam Mundi

I have a little nephew; Eddie is his name. I love my little nephew, Who provides reflected fame. My nephew's King of England, Although he's only nine. So I'll rule through his childhood, Which I th... Read More...

The Joust

Eddie Boverington

June 23, 2015

Historical Miscellany, Ridiculam Mundi

Henry VIII’s Last Love: Who was Katherine Willoughby?

Olga Hughes

March 9, 2015

Books, History

Today we’re pleased to be launching the book tour for David Baldwin's highly-anticipated Henry VIII's Last Love: The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady in Waiting to the Tudors. In this exclus... Read More...

Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey with Adrienne Dillard

Olga Hughes

January 22, 2015

History, Interviews

Although her paternity has been fiercely debated since her mother Mary Boleyn came out of the shadows a decade ago, there is a lot more to Catherine Carey's life than just possibly being the illegitimate da... Read More...

The Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry VIII with Amy Licence

Olga Hughes

October 20, 2014

History, Interviews

They were six remarkable women of the Tudor era, six individual and very different women whose lives have passed into legend. We know them as the Six Wives of Henry VIII - and they were not the only women t... Read More...

Walmer Castle and Gardens: A Tudor Rose By Any Other Name

Neil Kemp

October 28, 2013

History

Walmer Castle Gatehouse For this week's tour of an historical heritage site in Kent, I took the short journey along the coast from Deal Castle, to its near neighbour; Walmer Castle. Walmer Castle was bui... Read More...

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