Father of Jane Boleyn… and Henry VIII’s Scholar Courtier
On this day in Tudor history, 27 November 1556, Henry Parker, 10th Baron Morley, died quietly at his estate in Essex. He was a nobleman, diplomat, scholar… and the father of the famous (and infamous) ...
26 Nov 20254min
The Tudor Survivor: The Life of Robert Radcliffe
Not every Tudor courtier met a grisly end... Some outlived the danger, and shaped history doing so. On this day in 1542, Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex, died quietly after a life of high-stakes...
25 Nov 20253min
The Red Bull of Flodden
On this day in history, 25 November 1467, Thomas Dacre was born; a man who rose from the turbulent Anglo-Scottish border to become one of Tudor England’s most influential northern magnates. Soldier, ...
24 Nov 20253min
The Disaster That Killed a King and Crowned a Baby
On this day in Tudor history, 24 November 1542, England and Scotland met in one of the most chaotic and consequential clashes of the 16th century, the Battle of Solway Moss. I’m historian and author ...
23 Nov 20255min
A Beginner's Guide to Henry VIII - The Charming Prince Who Became a Tyrant
We all think we know Henry VIII. A huge man in cloth of gold, hands on hips, staring down from a Holbein portrait. Six wives. Two beheaded. Monasteries destroyed. Rome defied. But the real Henry is ...
22 Nov 202517min
The St Osyth Skeletons - Tudor Witch Panic, Betrayal… and a Child Witness - Tudor True Crime
In 1921, builders in the quiet Essex village of St Osyth unearthed a chilling sight: Two female skeletons. Buried deliberately. With iron rivets hammered into their knees and elbows - a brutal, centu...
21 Nov 20257min
The Tudor Courtier You’ve Never Heard Of
On this day in Tudor history, 21st November 1558, a devoted servant of both Queen Mary I and her husband, Philip of Spain, died tragically young. His name was James Bassett. I’m historian and author ...
20 Nov 20254min
The Tudor Knight Killed by a Frog?!
The Bizarre Death of Sir Marmaduke Constable On this day in Tudor history, 20th November 1518, a seasoned soldier and loyal servant of four Tudor kings met one of the strangest deaths ever recorded:...
19 Nov 20256min
