Keeping Time for a Queen
The Clockmaker Bartholomew Newsam What if I told you that a forgotten Tudor craftsman helped keep Queen Elizabeth I’s court running on time? Bartholomew Newsam (Newsum) wasn’t a noble, a soldier, ...
16 Jan 20253min
The Man Who Told Henry VIII He Was Dying
Imagine being the one person entrusted to deliver the most terrifying news to the most powerful king in English history. Anthony Denny wasn’t a nobleman or a great warrior—he was a trusted confidan...
15 Jan 20255min
The Forgotten Duchess
Jane Dudley and the Fall of the Dudley Dynasty What happens when you’re married to one of the most powerful men in England—only to see it all come crashing down? Jane Dudley, Duchess of Northumbe...
14 Jan 20254min
Love, Rebellion, and the Price Paid
What happens when a Tudor princess defies royal duty, breaks all the rules, and marries for love? Scandal, outrage, and the fury of two kings! On this day in Tudor history, 14th January 1515, Charle...
13 Jan 20253min
From Queen's Confidante to a Leader in Exile
What if I told you that one of Queen Mary I’s closest confidantes defied Queen Elizabeth I, became a leader of Catholic exiles in Spain, and even tried to influence the future of the English throne? ...
12 Jan 20255min
From Prisoner to Power
How William Howard Survived Tudor England The Tudor court was a treacherous place where even the slightest misstep could cost you your head. For William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, survival...
11 Jan 20257min
The Shocking Fate of William Carter
What if printing a book could cost you your life? In Tudor England, it could—and it did. On 11th January 1584, William Carter, a Catholic printer, was brutally executed for treason after publishing a...
10 Jan 20256min
King John II: What If Lady Jane Grey Had Been Lord John Grey?
What if Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Days Queen, had been born a boy—Lord John Grey? Would England’s history have been completely rewritten? In 1553, the Protestant King Edward VI skipped over his Catholi...
10 Jan 202515min
