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(Cover image – © Pinterest) The list of Royal mistresses throughout British history is a large one; there is a reason that there were so...

Mary, Lady Heveningham, by Hans Holbein the Younger As you might expect from our previous post on Henry VIII’s interest in a ‘very...

The Borgias – © Pinterest Throughout history, there are a mere handful of Kings who have remained faithful to their loyal wife and Queen,...

(Cover image – © Pinterest) ‘I choose what I believe and say nothing. For I am not as simple as I may seem.’ - Catherine of Aragon...

Mary Boleyn – portrait – © Unknown artist – The Royal Collection Trust When the name of Boleyn is mentioned anywhere, almost the first...

(Cover image – © Pinterest) One of the benefits of Henry VIII having so many mistresses or women who were alleged to have been the...

Mistress aesthetic – © Pinterest So far on The Ill-Fated Wives of Henry VIII, we’ve taken a closer look into the lives of twelve women...

Book aesthetic – © Pinterest Being the mistress of the King of England seemed to be a growing trend during Henry’s complicated and...

Mary Boleyn – portrait – © Unknown artist – The Royal Collection Trust Anne Boleyn – portrait – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait...

© Unknown artist – Pinterest If you thought that Mary and Anne Boleyn were the most scandalous and ‘disgraceful’ women who were ever...

Book aesthetic – © Pinterest It seems like the notion of producing and giving birth to an illegitimate child to the King was becoming a...

Mistress aesthetic – © Pinterest To cut right to the point, the only reason why this next mistress is an alleged mistress and not a...

Book aesthetic – © Pinterest Now, it isn’t often that I can say that I was desperately searching for answers for days on end about an...

Mistress aesthetic – © Pinterest What I love about this next alleged mistress is the mystery behind her story and the arguments for and...

Book aesthetic – © Pinterest This week’s post focuses on another of Henry’s alleged mistresses and although this post will be a...

© Unknown artist – WordPress If you want to talk about a woman whose name was uttered with hushed tones and inspired gossip wherever she...

© Pinterest – sadly there are no existing portraits or images of Étiennette de la Baume There is no secret that the lustful gazes of...

© Ambrosius Benson – Saint Louis Art Museum Since the dawn of time, Kings have been allowed and even encouraged to take a mistress early...