Wolf Hall – A Guide to Characters and Events
Wolf Hall starts tonight in the US on PBS Masterpiece so over the next few weeks I'm going…
Christ is our Easter Lamb
Resurrection, TitianHappy Easter! One of my favourite books in my collection of history books is a copy of…
Tudor cats
The cat from the statue of Cardinal Wolsey in Ipswich.Thank you for all the kind words regarding the…
Good Friday – How was it remembered in Tudor times?
On Good Friday in the sixteenth century, people would attend a church ceremony known as "Creeping to the…
3 April 1538 – Death of Elizabeth Boleyn, mother of Anne Boleyn
St Mary's, Lambeth On this day in history, 3rd April 1538, Elizabeth Boleyn, Lady Wiltshire, wife of Thomas…
Maundy Thursday
Today is Maundy Thursday, the feast day that commemorates the Last Supper, that final meal that Jesus Christ…
Anne Boleyn’s dog Purkoy
A mock-up of Anne Boleyn and PurkoyI'm feeling a bit 'fragile' today after taking our elderly cat (about…