Triumph and tragedy: Jane Seymour’s final...
On 24 October 1537, Queen Jane Seymour died at Hampton Court Palace, just twelve days after...
Tag: Henry VIII
Henry VIII and the image of a sporting man
Henry VIII is one of our most notorious monarchs, and like him or loath him, he...
Anne Cleve’s: extracting fact from the fiction
Anne of Cleves (1515-1557) has gone down in history as the ‘ugly wife’ who repulsed the...
Henry VIII and the men who made him
The life of our most famous king began precisely 528 years ago today, at the Palace...
Portable Palaces: Wax Hearses for Henry VIII
Henry VIII’s burial took place on 16 February 1547 in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The...
Portable Palaces: The Guild of the Golden Star
Visit to the Tent of the Guild of the Golden Star In our quest to understand...
Happy Birthday Henry VIII
Happy Birthday Henry VIII On 28 June 2018, Henry VIII will celebrate his 527th birthday. From...
A Tudor World Cup
Henry VIII’s World Cup Curators are not usually, in my experience, football obsessives. The ‘Miracle of...
Royal Acorns: Wallpaper Designs at Hampton Court...
‘Mighty oaks from little acorns grow’ The oak is celebrated as England’s national tree and plays a...
Tudor Kitchens Have Re-opened!
My lunch today was a cut above the usual miserable-looking sandwich at my desk. I was...