A Viewer Told Me to Cover Up - Anne Boleyn Had the PERFECT Response
A viewer recently emailed me with some well-meaning professional advice: she found my bare arms, flushed skin and tattoos distracting from my history content, and suggested that I might consider weari...
22 Syys 12min
Did Catherine Howard REALLY Confess? I Went Back to the Evidence
Did Catherine Howard really confess that she intended to have sex with Thomas Culpeper? I've seen this claim repeated in books and online, and something about it has been bothering me. So, while resea...
17 Syys 2min
Actually, Henry VIII DID Divorce His Wives...
You've probably heard the famous rhyme about Henry VIII's six wives:"Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived."But mention it online, and you tend to get someone saying, "Actually, Henry...
7 Syys 4min
Anne Boleyn Was Queen for 3 Years - What Did She Actually Do?
We spend so much time talking about Anne Boleyn's extraordinary rise and her dramatic fall that we often skip over the bit in between, but what was Anne actually like as Queen of England?Anne was Henr...
24 Elo 34min
Who Would Marry Henry VIII? The Search for Wife No. 4
Who would agree to become Henry VIII's fourth wife?By late 1537, Henry VIII was back on the marriage market. Catherine of Aragon had been banished, Anne Boleyn had been executed, and Jane Seymour had ...
14 Elo 18min
Did Mary of Guise Use Anne Boleyn's Words to Refuse Henry VIII's Proposal?
One of the most famous quotations attributed to Mary of Guise is her alleged reply to Henry VIII's proposal of marriage:"I may be a big woman, but I have a very little neck."It's a wonderful story, cl...
6 Elo 9min
Was Henry VIII really catfished by Anne of Cleves?
It's one of the most famous stories surrounding Henry VIII's fourth marriage. Hans Holbein the Younger was supposedly sent to Cleves to paint Anne's portrait, produced an image that made her look far ...
29 Heinä 26min
Did Christina of Denmark REALLY Say "If I Had Two Heads..."?
Did Christina of Denmark really tell Henry VIII, "If I had two heads, one would be at His Majesty's disposal"?It's one of the most famous quotations associated with Henry VIII's search for a fourth wi...
23 Heinä 10min
