During Henry VIII’s reign, a group of ladies travelled to Southampton to view a new great ship that had been newly constructed. Whilst there, they …
LADIES VISITING HENRY VIII’S GREAT SHIP
ARRANGING ANNE BOLEYN’S CORONATION
Behind the scenes at the moment, arrangements are being made for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, set to take place on …
ANNE BOLEYN AND ELIZABETH I’S RELATIONSHIP
There is a misconception that Elizabeth I never mentioned her mother, Anne Boleyn, that she ignored her maternal heritage in order to emphasise, to her …
REGNAL NUMBERS: “KING EDWARD, SON OF KING EDWARD…”
Following the Norman Conquest, the kings of England were identified in contemporary documents not by the regnal numbers we know them by today, but by …
A MISSING PORTRAIT OF MARY?
In 1546, two very famous Tudor portraits were created: the portrait of a young Lady Elizabeth, and the other of young Edward, Prince of Wales. …
NEW RESEARCH: A POEM ON ELIZABETH I’S LADIES
Early in February, I made a post on a poem composed by Richard Edwardes, about the ladies who served Mary I, which you can read …
CATHERINE HOWARD CONDEMNED
When Catherine Howard’s sexual history prior to her marriage came to light in November 1541, it created a problem: legally speaking, she had not done …
THE WEDDING AND CORONATION OF BERENGARIA OF NAVARRE
In 1191, King Richard I of England married Berengaria, the daughter of King Sancho VI of Navarre. Theirs was one of the more unusual royal …
MARY’S PLANNED FLIGHT FROM ENGLAND
It is well known that in 1550, Mary almost went through with a plan to flee England into the welcoming, Catholic embrace of Charles V …
EDWARD VI AS A BABY: A MEETING
On 5th November, 1545, Stephen Gardiner, bishop of Winchester, wrote a letter from Bruges, where he was on a diplomatic mission, to the Secretary of …
