Who killed Lord Darnley? BRITAIN investigates
Lord Darnley, the spouse of Mary, Queen of Scots, was not a good husband, so when he and his manservant were found dead at Kirk o'Field in 1567, suspicion fell on his famous wife,...
Queen Elizabeth I’s right-hand man
Melita Thomas of Tudor Times tells the story of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the man who implored the Virgin Queen to marry and who finally rid her of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Sir William Cecil,...
Tudor of the Month: Katherine Grey
Together with Tudor Times we profile a different figure every month. Here, Melita Thomas tackles Lady Katherine Grey, a woman imprisoned by her royal blood.
Lady Katherine Grey’s story is one of the saddest among many tragic tales of...
Tudor of the Month: James V of Scotland
Together with Tudor Times we bring you a profile on a different prominent figure from the Tudor era every month. This month, Melita Thomas explores the history of James V of Scotland, who became...
Henry VIII: King of England
Remembered as much for his wives as his politics, we delve into the life of this most complicated monarch, who is perhaps the most well-known of all the Kings of England.
“Have fun with Henry...
Tudor of the month: Penelope ‘Lady Rich‘ Devereux
Together with Tudor Times we bring you a profile on a different Tudor figure every month. This month it’s the turn of the woman who refused to play by the rules of the Tudor...
Tudor of the month: Marie of Guise
Together with Tudor Times we bring you a profile on a different Tudor figure every month. This month it’s the turn of the wife of King James V of Scotland...
Railed against by John Knox,...
Tudor gardens: everything you ever wanted to know
Melita Thomas of Tudor Times shares some insight into the gardening techniques of King Henry VIII and his royal household.
In the Tudor age gardens served a variety of purposes. First and foremost, they were...
Inside Wolf Hall’s Hampton Court Palace
To mark its 500th birthday, Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator of Hampton Court Palace, reveals some of the hidden histories of King Henry VIII's favourite home.
Anyone who’s watched the BBC’s Wolf Hall (screening on Masterpiece/PBS...
Divorced, beheaded, survived… the wives of Henry VIII
Born the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, handsome Prince Henry was not expected to become king. Yet he went on to become one of England’s most memorable monarchs – but...
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