25 Interesting facts about Catherine Parr
Catherine Parr was Henry VIII's sixth and final wife, but she's a fascinating Tudor lady in her own right. Hear 25 interesting facts about Catherine Parr from historian and author Claire Ridgway in ...
6 Mai 20219min
7 May - Bodies make a tapestry
On this day in Tudor history, 7th May 1560, English troops suffered a heavy defeat at the siege of Leith. What was this siege all about? And who described their dead bodies as a fair tapestry? Find ...
6 Mai 202158s
6 May - The end of the Beaufort male line
On this day in Tudor history, 6th May 1471, Edmund Beaufort was executed at Tewkesbury following the Lancastrian defeat at the Battle of Tewkesbury during the Wars of the Roses. How did he come to be ...
5 Mai 202157s
Did Thomas Culpeper have a brother called Thomas and was Catherine Howard pregnant?
Thank you so much to Sarah from the UK for her questions regarding Thomas Culpeper's brothers and sisters, and whether he really had a brother called Thomas Culpeper. Sarah also asked whether Catherin...
4 Mai 202111min
5 May - Henry Sidney
On this day in Tudor history, 5th May 1586, courtier Sir Henry Sidney died. Find out more about Sidney, his offices and family, and where his body and heart were buried, in this #TudorHistoryShorts f...
4 Mai 202159s
4 May - Bess of Hardwick
Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, who has gone down in history as Bess of Hardwick, was buried on this day in 1608. Find out a bit more about this fascinating Tudor lady in this #TudorHistoryS...
3 Mai 202159s
3 May - Cecily Neville, the Rose of Raby
On this day in history, 3rd May 1415, a woman who was the matriarch of the House of York and mother of two kings, was born. Her name was Cecily Neville. Find out about this Duchess of York, and how sh...
2 Mai 202159s
25 Interesting Facts about Catherine Howard
Catherine Howard was King Henry VIII's fifth wife. She was married to the king for less than two years, and was executed on 13th February 1542 after being found guilty of treason by attainder. We know...
1 Mai 202110min
