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Art

New portrait of ‘lost Queen’ Arbella Stuart identified by academics

Sun 09 June, 2024

Historical news

Anne Boleyn heraldic symbol discovered at auction – now on display at Hampton Court

Sat 05 March, 2022

Historical news

Anne Boleyn’s Book of Hours reveals secret history of loyalty after her death

Wed 19 May, 2021

Historical news

Gold and Glory – Hampton Court marks 500 years since the Field of the Cloth of Gold

Mon 17 May, 2021

Books

Bess of Hardwick, 16th century feminist? Review of ‘Devices and Desires: Bess and the Building of Elizabethan England’

Sun 12 January, 2020

Historical news

The Bacton Altar Cloth – Elizabeth I’s only surviving dress – now at Hampton Court Palace

Fri 11 October, 2019

History

Christmas and New Year traditions in Medieval and Tudor England

Mon 01 January, 2018

Historical news

Elizabeth I’s suspicious letters about Mary, Queen of Scots, donated to British Library

Tue 19 December, 2017

History

The forgotten Boleyn sister – Mary Boleyn

Sun 05 November, 2017

History posts

Margaret Beaufort – matriarch of the Tudor Dynasty

Sun 29 October, 2017

Film, TV & and books

BBC 2’s Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents – a review

Tue 24 October, 2017

History

Life as the uncle of two Tudor Queens: Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk

Sat 14 October, 2017

History

The Kings and Queens of England since 1066 & how to remember them

Thu 21 September, 2017

Historical news

Spanish Armada ring given by Elizabeth I up for auction

Sun 20 August, 2017

History

Remains of Greenwich Palace found under Old Royal Naval College

Sat 19 August, 2017

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History posts

Who was Margaret Beaufort? Henry VII’s powerful mother

Thu 27 October, 2016

History posts

Nonsuch Palace – the Tudor masterpiece

Sun 14 August, 2016

History posts

Royal Rewind: the Spanish Armada defeated by Elizabeth I’s Navy in 1588

Fri 29 July, 2016

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