Stories of sex, power and public execution in Tudor England provide endless entertainment. But let’s not forget their magnificent fashion.
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Mary’s letters were slipped under the sleeves of ladies’ gowns, sewn into doublets, or even packed into the heel of a shoe.
Jude Law joins the pantheon of great screen Henry VIIIs, up there with Robert Shaw and Richard Burton.
Henry unwittingly set in motion a series of events that would forever change how English scholars would access the primary sources used in historical research.
The mixture of ideology, competition and greed that fuelled this turning point in history, is explored in Shardlake.
Beaufort’s presence at Collyweston formed part of a strategic plan, devised by mother and son, to exert royal influence both locally and nationally.
During the Tudor period, religious beliefs shaped people’s attitudes towards food and food waste.
Henry had always been a theatrically pious king and in his last years he turned to religion with melancholy intensity.
New scientific research reveals how Thomas Cromwell’s Machiavellian manoeuvring influenced his own depiction on the front of The Great Bible.
Mantel’s prize-winning novels put imaginary flesh on the skeletal historical record and gives us the complete picture of the Tudor courtier.
All of Shakespeare’s major male roles were written for Richard Burbage who died in the 1619s.
The cargo ship was built at around the time that England was beginning to look further afield for trade opportunities.
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