Tudor History

A tumultuous period in English history with long-lasting religious implications, the Tudor period spanned 1485 to 1607, from the founding of the dynasty by Henry VII to the death of Queen Elizabeth I.

Guilty or innocent?: The crimes of Anne Boleyn

Tudor History

What if Lady Jane Grey had kept the throne?

Tudor History

Witches by Hans Baldung woodcut 1508 | Public Domain | Wikipedia

Witchcraft in the times of Henry VIII and beyond

Tudor History

Elizabeth I and the Tudor succession crises: 1558 - 1603

Tudor History

Portrait of Henry VIII of England by Hans Eworth

The killer king: How many people did Henry VIII execute?

Tudor History

Left: Defeat of the Spanish Armada by Philip James de Loutherbourg. Right: King Philip II of Spain | Public Domain | Wikipedia

The Westray Dons' and the Spanish Armada

Tudor History

Anne of Cleves

Tudor History

Anne Boleyn

Kings and Queens

Catherine of Aragon

Kings and Queens

Catherine Howard

Kings and Queens

Queen Elizabeth I

Tudor History

King Henry VIII of England by Hans Holbein the Younger

The history of the English Reformation

British History

The Rise and Fall of the Boleyns

Kings and Queens

The siege of Barnard Castle and the River Tees

River Hunters

How many questions can you get right?

This Week's Quizstory: 17/11/2017

X Company

Circa 1550, Bishop Gardiner of Winchester's conference with Queen of England Lady Jane Grey (1537 - 1554) at Beauchamp Tower. (Getty)

The sisters who would be Queen

Kings and Queens

The Embarkation of Henry VIII at Dover, 1540 the vessels depicted in the painting are decorated with wooden panels similar to those of the Mary Rose

The Mary Rose: Tudor battleship

Not What You Thought You Knew

(Left) Henry VIII in a 1540 portrait by Holbein, (Right) the remains of the Mary Rose's hull

The people of Tudor England

Not What You Thought You Knew

10 Words We Owe to Shakespeare

Tudor History

10 Fast Facts About the Plantagenets

Britains Bloodiest Dynasty

Famous British Executions

Medieval History

Did Shakespeare Really Die From a Hangover?

Popular Culture

A laughing fool

Act the fool: Famous court jesters and fools from history

Medieval History

Portrait of a Young Woman c. 1540–1545 from the Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger

The cuckold king: Did Catherine Howard cheat on Henry VIII?

Tudor History