Sira Barbeito
Mother to the first Tudor King; the birth of Margaret Beaufort
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Fate can be weird and magical sometimes, and so can be coincidences....
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Emma Holbrook
May 31, 2023
The death of Rose of the Raby; Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
(Cover Image - © The Neville Book of Hours) Cecily Neville had lived a life filled with constant danger, uncertain times and a...
Elizabeth Goff
May 27, 2023
Margaret Pole's downfall
Margaret Pole; another great Tudor woman, whose lineage and beliefs were both her pride, and ultimately her sad undoing. Unknown Woman,...
Emma Holbrook
May 3, 2023
The forgotten Plantagenet; Cecily Neville, mother to two Kings and survivor the Wars of the Roses
(Cover Image - © The Neville Book of Hours) One thing that is most certain is that there are so many fascinating figures throughout...
Diana Welterlich
May 1, 2023
1st May 1464: Elizabeth Woodville and Edward IV marry – a medieval tale of love?
( Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville - © Art UK ) The Wars of the Roses were one of the bloodiest civil wars ever fought on English soil....
Diana Welterlich
Apr 28, 2023
The birth of Elizabeth Woodville, who she was before her rise to Queenship
( Elizabeth Woodville - © Royal Collection Trust ) Jacquetta of Luxembourg’s decision to secretly marry a man below her status must’ve...
Sira Barbeito
Apr 22, 2023
The birth of Isabella of Castile, one of Spain's Fiercest Queens and most dangerous women
( Isabel of Castille - © Royal Collection Trust ) Madrigal de las Altas Torres is a town in the province of Ávila, in Castilla León,...
Emma Holbrook
Apr 21, 2023
The Marriage of Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York | Interview with historian Gareth Russell
Today's post is a very special one as not only is it the 514th anniversary of the death of the first Tudor monarch, King Henry VII, but...
Sira Barbeito
Apr 12, 2023
The death of Spain's mad and abused Queen, Joanna of castile
(© Francisco Pradilla Ortiz – Wikipedia) Juana, better known to English speakers as Joanna, was one of the most important monarchs in...
Sira Barbeito
Apr 9, 2023
The day Catherine of Aragon was informed she could no longer call herself Queen
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Despite six long years of waiting and a great deal of fighting on...
Elizabeth Goff
Apr 2, 2023
The death of Prince Arthur Tudor, the heir to the Tudor throne
The heir and the spare. This is what a good Queen should be able to produce, in order for the line of succession to pass along smoothly....
Sira Barbeito
Mar 18, 2023
The birth of the prettiest princess in Europe; Mary Tudor
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) If you hear the name Mary Tudor, your mind will probably fly all the way...
Lucy Palmer-Cooper
Feb 18, 2023
Birth of Queen Mary I; her early life and health
The 18th February marks another important date in the Tudor calendar, with it being the anniversary of Queen Mary I’s birth. Born in 1516...
Emma Holbrook
Feb 11, 2023
The last white rose: Elizabeth of York, a fair, ‘humble and reverent’ Queen
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) People think of white roses as being symbols of purity, innocence and...
Lucy Palmer-Cooper
Jan 28, 2023
The Birth of the first Tudor King; Henry VII
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) The Tudor dynasty is most frequently associated with the reign of King...
Lucy Palmer-Cooper
Dec 16, 2022
The strong-willed mother / daughter relationship between Isabella and Catherine
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – Reddit) The 16th December is a notable date in the Tudor calendar as it marks the birth of on the most...
Lucy Palmer-Cooper
Nov 6, 2022
The birth of Spain’s ‘driven to insanity’ Queen; Juana of Castile
(Cover image – © Juan de Flandes, c. 1500 – Wikipedia) Early Life, Family and Childhood: The 6th of November marks the 543rd birthday of...
Emma Holbrook
Sep 19, 2022
The King who never was – Arthur Tudor, Crown Prince of Wales
(Cover image – The children of Henry VII, showing Prince Henry (1491 – 1547), Arthur Prince of Wales (1486 – 1502) and Princess Margaret...
Emma Holbrook
Aug 22, 2022
The devastating end of the wars of the roses - Battle of Bosworth; the rise of the first Tudor King
(Cover images – © Unknown Artist – Wikipedia) History blesses us every day with more and more information about the lives of those who...
Emma Holbrook
Aug 14, 2022
The birth of Margaret Pole; one of the last surviving Plantagenets in the Tudor era
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) On this day, August 14th 1473, one of the most influential and arguably...
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