So often, the life and death of Arthur, Prince of Wales, is reduced to the impact it had upon his bride, Katherine of Aragon, and …
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘JANE SEYMOUR: AN ILLUSTRATED LIFE’ BY CAROL-ANN JOHNSTON
Jane Seymour is perhaps Henry VIII’s most overlooked and underestimated wife, so any new biography that brings attention to this woman is always welcome in …
SUMMONED TO ANNE BOLEYN’S CORONATION
I have written before about the enormous amount of organisation that went into Anne Boleyn’s coronation. One of the more important tasks was to send …
LADIES VISITING HENRY VIII’S GREAT SHIP
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 …
JANE SEYMOUR: A BALLAD ‘OF GREAT DERISION’
Though Anne Boleyn was notably lacking in popularity as queen, that did not mean people were happy about her downfall, a subject I touched upon …
JANE AUSTEN: THIS TIME ON HENRY VIII
ABOVE: Portrait of Henry VIII by the workshop of Hans Holbein, c.1537 In November, I wrote about Jane Austen’s tongue-in-cheek account of Richard III from …
