Not technically Tudor-era, but to me Keith Mitchell was the ultimate Henry VIII. His portrayal is what drew me into the Tudors – indeed, his…
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Last speeches seem to be real highlights, and this one certainly does not disappoint. It is a chance to really hear Henry’s voice and remember…
Close your eyes (metaphorically, you still have to read this…). I’m going to give you a fact pattern, you tell me who’s involved. Picture someone…
Phenomenal letter – There’s no record of how Henry reacted to reading this about himself – I wonder if his ministers were brave enough to show it to him!
The Holy Roman Empire was a “complex of territories in central Europe.” The Kingdom of Germany was the largest of them; others included the Kingdoms of…
This day was the ultimate triumph for Anne Boleyn: after seven years of struggle and uncertainty, she became the anointed Queen of England, six months…
So just about everything we know about the fall of Anne Boleyn comes from people who didn’t actually KNOW but were just repeating stories. But…
The First Act of Succession (at the time referred to only as the “Act of Succession”) was a key step in Henry’s repudiation of Catherine…
Mary Tudor, youngest sister of Henry VIII, was known as one of the most beautiful princesses in Europe – which made her a valuable commodity…
Stephen Gardiner was an important English cleric and politician during the reigns of Henry VIII and Mary I (his strongly Catholic leanings sent him to…