The Battle of Bosworth 1485 Part 2 – The Battle
On the 22nd August 1485 Henry Tudors 5,000 Lancastrian soldiers met Richard III's army of 8,000 at Bosworth…
Tudor Characters
The Battle of Bosworth 1485 Part 1 – The Wars of the Roses
On this day in history, the 22nd August 1485, the Battle of Bosworth (or Battle of Bosworth Field)…
Mary Boleyn Part Three – 1526 – 1543
Scarlet Johansson as Mary Boleyn at Anne Boleyn's execution Today we conclude our series on the Boleyn family…
Mary Boleyn Part Two – The King’s Children?
Scarlett Johansson as Mary Boleyn in "The Other Boleyn Girl" Mary Boleyn and her first husband, William Carey,…
The Execution of Thomas Cromwell
Sketch once labelled as Thomas Cromwell, but now thought to be George Neville, Baron Bergavenny. On the 28th…
The Marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine Howard
On this day in history, the 28th July 1540*, Henry VIII married Catherine Howard. Henry VIII was 49…
The Death of Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset
On this day in history, the 22nd July 1536 (some sources state 23rd July), Henry VIII's illegitimate son,…