Ellie Webster
The tragic, short-lived marriage of Arthur Tudor and Catherine of Aragon
Arthur Tudor and Catherine of Aragon's wedding © The Spanish Princess On this day in history, 14th November 1501, Arthur, Prince of...
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Emma Holbrook
Nov 9
The so-called rivalry of Henry VIII's first three Queens | Interview with Gareth Russell
King Henry VIII of England is arguably more famous for having six wives, of which all but one suffered a tragic demise or downfall...
Jessica Faulkner
Aug 5
Did Henry VIII truly believe Anne Boleyn was unfaithful and if not did he regret executing her?
The first meeting of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. (From 1835 by Fine Art Images / Heritage Images via Getty Images) Anne Boleyn and Henry...
Kali Hollands
Aug 4
The Boleyn siblings – what was the relationship like between Anne and her brother George?
Portraits believed to depict George Boleyn and his sister Anne In the Beauchamp Tower at the Tower of London, a mysterious carving of a...
Charlotte-Whitney Brown
Jun 12
Silk and Sinful Souls: A New Year’s Gift from Lady Elizabeth
Lady Elizabeth and Katharine Parr in Becoming Elizabeth Although we are approaching the middle of the year, there will no doubt be some...
Emma Holbrook
May 23
The relationships Catalina de Aragón had with her mother Isabel I of Castile and sister Juana of Castile | Interview with historian Dr Emma Cahill Marrón
(Cover image – © The Spanish Princess) Queen Catalina de Aragón is, in my opinion, one of the most significant women in Tudor history,...
Emma Holbrook
May 16
Henry Percy; the lost sweetheart of Anne Boleyn?
(Anne Boleyn and Henry Percy in The Other Boleyn Girl – © BBC) Before the famous love story of King Henry VIII and his second wife Anne...
Emma Holbrook
Mar 4
What kind of relationship did Henry VIII have with his sister Mary Tudor and her husband Charles Brandon? | Interview with historian Sarah Bryson
(Cover image – © The National Portrait Gallery) The marriage of Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon is known throughout the ages for being a...
Emma Holbrook
Feb 18
Did Anne Boleyn truly wish Mary Tudor to die? Was she truly a wicked stepmother? | Interview with historian Linda Porter
(Cover image – © Pinterest) Queen Anne Boleyn is one of the most fascinating, scandalous women to have ever existed in history. Known for...
Maria Margarita
Feb 14
All's fair in love and despair - Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley
Cate Blanchett and Joseph Fiennes as Elizabeth Tudor and Robert Dudley in Shekar Kapur’s Elizabeth (1998). © Universal Pictures The...
Hannah Fawcett
Jan 7
The relationship between two Tudor Queens and Anne Boleyn's reaction to the death of Catherine of Aragon
(Cover image – © Pinterest) Today on the 7th January is when Catherine of Aragon died in 1536. Catherine of Aragon is best known for...
Sira Barbeito
Oct 19, 2023
Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon - a marital union that would unite Spain forever
Cover image – © National Trust On 26th of October 1451, Juana Enríquez found herself in Navarre due to some brawls between her husband,...
Emma Holbrook
Sep 26, 2023
A fifth and final stepmother – the relationship between Mary I of England and Katharine Parr
(Cover image – © The Tudors – Showtime) If there was anything that the young Lady Mary Tudor had learned about her father over the course...
Ellie Webster
Sep 24, 2023
The Unclear Relationship Between Mary I and Katheryn Howard
© Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery Portrait of a Young Woman (often understood to be Katheryn Howard) by the Workshop of...
Emma Holbrook
Sep 20, 2023
The relationship between Mary Tudor and the King's Beloved Sister, Anna von Kleve
(Cover image – © The Tudors – Showtime) Arguably the darkest period of Henry VIII’s life was between the years of 1537 to 1540 following...
Emma Holbrook
Sep 15, 2023
Queen cousins with the same name – Mary Tudor and Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary Tudor © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery Portrait of Mary Stuart at about 17 years old, by François Clouet,...
Ellie Webster
Aug 30, 2023
A loving, supportive stepmother; the relationship of Mary I and Jane Seymour
(Cover image – © The Tudors – Showtime) As a result of her bitter estrangement and hostility between her and her father, King Henry VIII,...
Sira Barbeito
Aug 23, 2023
A rivalry between half-sisters - Mary and Elizabeth Tudor
© Starz – Becoming Elizabeth Mary I and Elizabeth I were born as little less than disappointments to their father, Henry VIII, whose...
Sira Barbeito
Aug 14, 2023
Mary Tudor and Anne Boleyn – She is my death and I am hers; was Anne a wicked stepmother?
(Natalie Dormer and Sarah Bolger in Showtime's The Tudors) It was early morning on 25 January 1533 at Whitehall Palace. A clandestine...
Emma Holbrook
Aug 11, 2023
The distant and complicated relationship between Mary I and her father, King Henry VIII
(Cover image – © The Tudors – Showtime) Receiving love, attention, and approval from one’s father is something that young women...
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