A Tudor Spoof
For anyone who has got that Friday feeling a day early (like I have!) then here is a…
September 2010
The Tudors Season 4 UK Date Still Unknown
Many of you have been emailing me in frustration about the fact that "The Tudors" Series 4 is…
Henry VIII and the Fall of Anne Boleyn by Dr Suzannah Lipscomb
Today, we have a guest post from author and historian, Dr Suzannah Lipscomb, whose book "1536: The Year…
A Princess Christened – 10th September 1533
On the 10th September 1533 Princess Elizabeth was christened at the Church of Observant Friars at Greenwich. She…
The Battle of Flodden 1513
On this day in history, the 9th September 1513, while Henry VIII was away, busy campaigning against the…
Holbein’s The Ambassadors: A Renaissance Puzzle – Part Three: Jupiter and Change
As a result of my previous two articles on Hans Holbein the Younger's "The Ambassadors", my good friend…
Holbein’s The Ambassadors: A Renaissance Puzzle? – Part Two: Symbols
As I said in my previous article, "Holbein's The Ambassadors: A Renaissance Puzzle? - Part One: Context", The…