Walter Devereux: Poison Plot or Tragic Misfortune
On 16 September 1539, Walter Devereux was born at Chartley in Staffordshire. Nobleman, soldier, coloniser—and father to Robert Devereux, Elizabeth I’s brilliant but doomed favourite—Walter’s life was ...
15 Sep 20254min
What did Henry VIII REALLY look like?
When you picture Henry VIII, do you see Holbein’s towering figure in furs and jewels—broad, bearded, and imposing? That image is iconic... but it’s not the full story. In this video, I’m going back ...
14 Sep 20254min
Tudor Quiz - 75 THOUSAND Youtube Subscribers - Play Along!
I can't believe that I've got over 75,000 subscribers on my YouTube channel, and to celebrate it, my lovely husband, Tim, put together a "mastermind" style expert round quiz to test my knowledge on th...
13 Sep 20255min
Was Henry VIII Really Protestant?
The Truth About His Faith and the English Reformation He broke from Rome. He dissolved the monasteries. He declared himself Supreme Head of the Church of England… So that makes Henry VIII Protestant...
12 Sep 20257min
Who was Marten Micron?
We rarely hear about Marten Micron, a young Dutch pastor who came to London as a refugee, and helped organise one of the most radical experiments of Edward VI’s reign: the Stranger Church at Austin Fr...
11 Sep 20255min
The Pope Who Celebrated a Massacre
A medal for a massacre. A Te Deum for thousands of deaths. A celebration that still shocks centuries later. On this day in history—11 September 1572—Pope Gregory XIII ordered Rome to give thanks for ...
10 Sep 20254min
She Faced the Flames Cheerfully – The Martyrdom of Joyce Lewis
On this day in Tudor history—10 September 1557—Joyce Lewis was led to the stake at Lichfield for her Protestant faith. Eyewitnesses said she faced the flames with cheerfulness. I’m historian and aut...
9 Sep 20254min
“Near to Heaven by Sea”: Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s Last Voyage
We are as near to Heaven by sea as by land.” On this day, 9 September 1583, Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s tiny ship, the Squirrel, disappeared in an Atlantic storm, and an audacious Elizabethan life ended in...
8 Sep 20257min
