Palaces for a Nouveau Riche King
The king on the move - Simon Thurley discusses the style and range of palaces and great houses Henry VIII had available to house him and his peripatetic court.
Volume 41 Issue 6 June 1991
Tudor Kitchens at Hampton Court
The early Renaissance royal palace on the Thames
Arms and the Manuscripts: The King's Illuminated Books
Janet Backhouse quarries the contents of Henry's manuscript library and discusses what they tell us of his taste, interests and the attempts of others to curry favour.
Henry VIII as Military Commander
Top gun? Alexander McKee assesses Henry VIII's prowess as a commander by land and sea in the light of his 1545 campaigns against the French.
Tournaments and Early Tudor Chivalry
Business with pleasure - Steven Gunn shows how the spectacle of the joust oiled the wheels of service and diplomacy as well as building up the court's image, not just for Henry VIII but for his dynasty-founding father as well.
Realm and Castle: Henry VIII as European Builder
Henry VIII spent astronomical amounts on military fortifications from the Scottish border to the South Coast of England. Marcus Merriman discusses the locations and architecture of these fortifications.
'Enough Survives' - The Earl of Surrey and European Court Culture
William Sessions on the connections of the charismatic courtier-poet who in a short and ill-fated life bridged the aristocratic Renaissance cultures of the Continent and the lifestyle of Henry VIII's court.
A Woman's Place? Learning and the Wives of Henry VIII
Maria Dowling considers the contribution of Henry VIII's queens in promoting new learning and religion at the Tudor court.
An Introduction to Henry VIII
David Starkey provides an introduction to the remarkable ruler and places his achievements in a European context.