Tracking Henry VIII’s Weight Gain… Through His Armour
Did you know we can measure Henry VIII’s expanding waistline just by looking at his armour? As a young king, Henry was tall, athletic, and an expert jouster, but by the end of his life, he had balloon...
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Tudor Love Stories
Love in the Tudor court was rarely a fairy tale... For some, it led to power and triumph, while for others, it ended in heartbreak, scandal, or even death. From secret marriages and forbidden romanc...
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The Tragic Falls of Catherine Howard & Jane Boleyn
On this day in Tudor history, 13th February 1542, Catherine Howard, Henry VIII’s young queen, met her brutal end. But was she truly guilty of treason? And why did Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, share her...
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The Tragic Execution of James Fenn
On this day in Tudor history, 12th February 1584, Catholic priest James Fenn was brutally executed at Tyburn—his crime? Simply practising his faith. Once a scholar, husband, and father, Fenn’s life ...
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Elizabeth of York – The Queen of Hearts
On this day in Tudor history, 11th February 1466, Elizabeth of York was born—a woman whose bloodline shaped the future of England. She was the daughter of a king, the sister of the Princes in the Towe...
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The Tudor Earl Who Dabbled in Magic & Murder
On this day in Tudor history, 10th February 1564, Henry Neville, 5th Earl of Westmorland, died—but not before leaving behind a legacy of scandal, treason, and even magic! - Gambling debts pushed him...
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What If Henry VIII Had Accepted Mary as His Heir?
Would history have changed forever if Henry VIII had fully embraced Mary as his successor? Could England have had its first official ruling queen decades before Elizabeth I? And what if Mary had marri...
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Henry VIII Banned Football
The Brutal Tudor Sport That Shocked Kings! Think football is a rough game today? Tudor football was an entirely different beast—chaotic, lawless, and downright deadly. Henry VIII banned it in 1540, ...
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