Mary I’s Pregnancies Explained: London Celebrated a Prince… But There Was No Baby
In 1555, London celebrated the birth of a prince. Church bells rang. Te Deums were sung. Birth announcements were prepared. Only… there was no baby. Mary I didn’t just believe she was pregnant, she...
13 Helmi 9min
The Truth Behind “Bloody Mary” - A Beginner’s Guide
When you hear the name Mary I, you probably hear one phrase: “Bloody Mary”. A queen of fire and fear. A religious fanatic. A failure compared to Elizabeth I. But that version of Mary is a shortcut, ...
10 Helmi 38min
Anne Boleyn’s Lost Future: The Marriage She Almost Had
When Anne Boleyn returned to England from France in late 1521, she wasn’t coming back for love, ambition, or a crown. She was being recalled for politics. Her return was prompted not by royal intere...
3 Helmi 25min
The Strangest Tudor Cures (And the Ones That Actually Worked) - A Beginner’s Guide to Tudor Medicine
Hare brains. Hedgehog testicles. Mouse skin. Live pigeons. Tudor remedies are famous for sounding grotesque, and ridiculous. But were they really nonsense? In this second part of A Beginner’s Guide ...
30 Tammi 8min
Tudor Medicine Wasn’t Stupid, It Was a System
Imagine waking in Tudor England with a fever and no paracetamol, no antibiotics, and no doctor to call. In this first part of A Beginner’s Guide to Tudor Medicine, we step inside the Tudor worldview,...
26 Tammi 14min
Was Anne Boleyn Really “Corrupted” in France?
The idea that Anne Boleyn was "corrupted in France has been repeated in popular histories and documentaries, often stated as fact, sometimes even placed in quotation marks, as if it were securely sour...
22 Tammi 12min
The Foreign Courts That Created Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn didn’t arrive at Henry VIII’s court as an inexperienced girl dazzled by a king. She arrived as someone who had already been shaped inside two of the most sophisticated Renaissance courts i...
20 Tammi 30min
