11 October 1532 – Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn are Calais bound
On this day in history, 11 October 1532, at just before dawn, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Marquis…
The Lives of Tudor Women by Elizabeth Norton
I am delighted to be the first stop on historian Elizabeth Norton's virtual book tour for her newly…
9 October 1514 – Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, gets married
Tapestry depicting the marriage of Mary Tudor and Louis XIIOn this day in history, 9th October 1514, eighteen-year-old…
8 October 1515 – Birth of Margaret Douglas, Henry VIII’s niece
Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, was born on this day in 1515. Margaret was the daughter of…
The Anne Boleyn Files 2017 Calendar is here!
The Anne Boleyn Files Tudor Calendar 2017 has just been published and is available right now to purchase…
Caption competition
I was going through all the photos that Tim and I took of our recent adventures in London…
4 October – A recantation and a rebellion
On this day in 1536, there was trouble in Horncastle, Lincolnshire. This was part of what we know…