Tudor Places of Great Britain – New Book!
I'm really excited today because my latest book, Tudor Places of Great Britain has just gone live on…
2 November 1541 – A bad All Souls’ Day for Henry VIII
Happy All Souls' Day! Unfortunately, back in 1541 All Souls' Day was not a happy day for Henry…
Tudor Cooking with Claire – Soul Cakes
As today is Halloween and it was traditional for medieval people to go "souling" at Hallowtide, I thought…
31 October – Halloween or All Hallows Eve
A modern trick or treaterAll Hallows Eve, or Halloween as it's more commonly referred to today, is celebrated…
Tudor Life November Magazine Out Now!
Death, death and more death... Yes, in the Tudor period, early November with the Feast of All Souls…
27 October 1532 – Anne Boleyn in masking apparel
On 25th October 1532, Henry VIII and Francis I, King of France, arrived at Calais, which was English…
25 October 1529 – Sir Thomas More is made Lord Chancellor
On 25th October 1529, Sir Thomas More was made Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor following the fall of Cardinal…