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Author: ancientoriginsThe ruins of a banquet hall where Henry VIII entertained royalty from other nations is being excavated near Surrey, England. The hall was near the Tiltyard Towers, which overlooked a royal jousting field. Henry VIII also jousted and was seriously injured at another field in 1536. Experts speculate Continue Reading →

Many historians have tried to enter the mind of Anne Boleyn.  Certainly I believe her to have been a complex character, probably heavily influenced by those around her…. Author: lissabryan    Until the very moment the swordsman of Calais swung… Continue Reading →

Author: lissabryan     On September 9, 1539, Henry VIII and Anna von Kleefes were officially betrothed.     Henry had started searching for a replacement as soon as his third wife, Jane Seymour, was buried after her death in… Continue Reading →

Arthur Tudor is not well known – if he had not died so young Tudor history may have turned out very different! Author: wellyjewel Arthur Tudor’s Widow – Katharine of Aragon The Coat of Arm’s of Katharine of Aragon as Queen… Continue Reading →

Author: lissabryan May 6, 1536     Anne Boleyn is imprisoned in the Tower, accused of adultery, incest, and plotting the death of the king.     History buffs have long wondered if Anne wrote to Henry. Several movies and novels have gone… Continue Reading →

Author: lissabryan The bell tower showed me such sight That in my head sticks day and night. There did I learn out of a grate, For all favour, glory, or might, That yet circa Regna tonat. Thomas Wyatt, like his… Continue Reading →

Author: lissabryan     In June, 1528, Anne Boleyn hovered on the brink of death from a mysterious ailment known as “the Sweat” or sudor Anglicus, the “English Sweat.” It’s fascinating to consider how the history of the Reformation might… Continue Reading →

Author: lissabryan While I believe the facts support my assertions in this article, it is merely my opinion. It was inspired by this Tumblr post I saw this afternoon. There have been movies and books that paint Henry VIII’s relationship with Anne Boleyn as a grand romance, a story Continue Reading →

Author: lissabryan Anne Boleyn was very fortunate in her educational opportunities. She lived in an era when education for women was becoming fashionable after a long dark age in which it was considered downright dangerous to educate a female. Katharine of Aragon had opened many doors for women’s education Continue Reading →

Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Tom Pinfold and Peter Ginn turn the clock back 500 years to rediscover how the farms of Tudor England celebrated … Continue Reading →