Inflation and the Moral Order
The new phenomenon of inflation in 16th-century England not only disrupted the medieval social order, it also challenged the traditional moral censure of usury and capital expansion.
Tudor
'The holie companie of heven': Henry VII's Chapel
Transition in art and kingship, between medieval and Renaissance Europe, characterises the first Tudor's memorial.
The Welshness of the Tudors
Without their Welsh connections, the Tudors could never have made good their rags-to-riches ascent to the English throne, argues Peter R. Roberts.
Tudor Collections and Collectors
Much Tudor art may not have been 'home-grown' but its form and subject matter tells us a great deal about England's 'natural rulers'.
Lady Margaret Beaufort
Widowed at the age of thirteen, three months before the birth of her only child, the devout mother of Henry VII showed herself a master of political intrigue.
A Night at the Opera
David Starkey visits the Lincoln Center for a night at the opera.
Room at the Top
Rosemary Day considers Oxford and Cambridge in the Tudor and Stewart age
From Feud to Faction: English Politics 1450-1550
David Starkey looks at the early Tudor period.
Spectacle and Power: Apollo & Solomon at the Court of Henry VIII
The transition of Henry VIII from Renaissance monarch to the Reformation patriarch, supreme head of the Church of England can be charted through the visual images of spectacle and power emanating from the royal court.
The Sinking of the Mary Rose
The Tudor warship Mary Rose sank in 1545 whilst leading the attack against a French invasion fleet in the Solent. Four and a half centuries later, it was raised from the depths and now lies in drydock at Portsmouth.