British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics

Queen Elizabeth I is regularly associated with her father, Henry VIII. The least likely heir became the most successful of his children and the longest-reigning Tudor monarch. Elizabeth is described a...

2 Sep 202018min

All that glisters is not gold…but some of it is! The elite in society, including and perhaps especially the royals, have always used jewels to sparkle and stand out in a crowd. Whether it’s Henry VIII...

26 Aug 202016min

Today we’re looking at the history of underwear. The first question you might ask is…Why? Why spend time thinking about something so mundane, so personal, so domestic? Because something so personal an...

19 Aug 202016min

The story of royal fashion includes accessories, and that means the accessory we all take with us everywhere, every day: hair. Life in Medieval England was heavily influenced by the Catholic Church....

12 Aug 202017min

To become a successful dynasty, the Tudors had to create an absolutely unassailable royal image. One of their primary tools was the royal wardrobe. With the numerous times the crown was seized in the...

5 Aug 202019min

Henry VIII was the only King of England to have all three of his children inherit the throne. Typically, all a King’s children would be in the succession until the King died. Not so if the King is Hen...

29 Jul 202017min

This week, we’re turning to family dramas between mothers and daughters. Playing the role of both is our friend Queen Victoria! As a daughter, she had a rebellious relationship against her mother, the...

22 Jul 202020min

Several questions will help us get to know the four King Georges (Kings George?) who ruled Britain from 1714 to 1830. Question 1: How did these guys come to rule England? Answer: Parliament insisted ...

15 Jul 202018min