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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. Header image: Shutterstock.com

Margaret Beaufort

The kingmaker Margaret Beaufort: Mother of the Tudor dynasty
The Gunpowder Plot conspirators

Penny for the guys: What happened to the Gunpowder Plot conspirators?

The princes in the tower

The mystery of the 'princes in the tower': What really happened?
A group of African musicians from the painting, the Engagement of St Ursula and Prince Etherius

Black Tudors: The fascinating lives of Africans living in Tudor England
A photograph of cannon windows on old galleon ship

What if the Spanish Armada had succeeded?
Burning at the stake, one of the most a brutal forms of capital punishment, has a long history as punishment for crimes such as treason, heresy, and witchcraft in Europe.

That takes guts: 7 gory execution methods from Tudor England

Guilty or innocent?: The crimes of Anne Boleyn
Lady Jane Grey

What if Lady Jane Grey had kept the throne?
A witch holding candle close up

Witchcraft in the times of Henry VIII and beyond
The 'Darnley' portrait of Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I and the Tudor succession crises: 1558 - 1603
Portrait of Henry VIII of England by Hans Eworth

The killer king: How many people did Henry VIII execute?
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
A photograph of a British postage stamp showing Anne of Cleves, one of King Henry 8th's many Wives

Anne of Cleves: Biography
A photograph of an actor in medieval clothes playing the role ofAnne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn: Biography
A digital interpretation of Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England

Catherine of Aragon: Biography
A British postal stamp commemorating King Henry 8th showing Catherine Howard, one of his many wives

Catherine Howard: Biography
A statue of King Henry VII at Kings College in Cambridge, UK

Henry VII
A portrait of Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I: Biography
King Henry VIII of England by Hans Holbein the Younger

The history of the English Reformation
Anne Boleyn

The Rise and Fall of the Boleyns

Barnard Castle

The siege of Barnard Castle and the River Tees
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
A Tudor cottage in Warwickshire, England

The people of Tudor England
A photograph of a crown

The sisters who would be Queen

An old book with the title 'Shakespeare' on the cover

10 Words We Owe to Shakespeare

10 Fast Facts About the Plantagenets
An executioners axe

Famous British Executions
William Shakespeare in the Chandos portrait

Did Shakespeare Really Die From a Hangover?