Tudor

Retha Warnicke uncovers the real reason for Henry VIII's divorce from his fourth wife.

Derek Wilson explores the myths and truths about the famous family, whose fortunes were so closely connected to the Tudor dynasty.

John Matusiak provides a post-revisionist perspective on Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset.

John Matusiak referees the debate about the influence of Henry VIII’s son.

Simon Thurley explains why the first Stuarts kept the great Tudor palace virtually intact.

Marika Sherwood reveals the state of our knowledge – and ignorance – about a period of our multi-racial past.

James Williams considers hunting as the ideal pastime for the nobility in the sixteenth century.

Richard Cavendish describes James IV of Scots and Margaret Tudor's wedding on August 8th, 1503.

Alison Weir, best-selling historian of the medieval and sixteenth-century royal families, explains how she first encountered the power of history in a strange feeling of identification with Anne Boleyn.

Mark Rathbone examines the varied reputation of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland.