16 December 1485 – Birth of Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s first wife
Portait of a girl thought to be Catherine of Aragon by Juan de Flandres. At some time during…
A few Tudor book ideas for Christmas
My publisher MadeGlobal Publishing has just created this downloadable brochure to showcase its collection of history books -…
Henry VIII’s Health in a Nutshell
Kyra Kramer is touring the blogosphere this week with some excellent articles on Henry VIII's health to celebrate…
This Other Eden Book Tour – Who was Anne Boleyn?
I'm delighted to welcome Margaret M. Williams, author of the historical novel This Other Eden which has just…
12 December 1546 – The Howards in trouble
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey On 12th December 1546, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey was led through the…
The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor – Guest Post by Elizabeth Norton
A big welcome to historian Elizabeth Norton who joins us today for a guest post on the subject…
10 December 1541 – Culpeper and Dereham are executed at Tyburn
A still of Culpeper's execution from The Tudors series.On 10th December 1541, Thomas Culpeper, gentleman of the Privy…