Tudor

John Matusiak explains the nature of the power game that raged from 1540 to 1553.

Would a new Act in Restraint of Appeals such as Henry VIII enacted against Rome in 1533 achieve a similar objective for Eurosceptics today of ‘repatriating powers’ from the EU? asks Stephen Cooper.

R. E. Foster explains how law and order were institutionalised in the 16th century.

Thomas Penn examines M.J. Tucker’s article on the court of Henry VII, first published in History Today in 1969.

Patrick Williams reveals the courage of Henry VIII's Spanish wife.

The fools of the early Tudor court were likely to have been people with learning disabilities as a new project demonstrates, says Suzannah Lipscomb.

What became of the baby daughter of Henry VIII's widow Katherine Parr and her disgraced fourth husband Thomas Seymour after their deaths? Linda Porter unravels a Tudor mystery.

In the interests of historical research Lucy Worsley adopted the dental hygiene habits of previous centuries.

The great trading companies that originated in early modern Europe are often seen as pioneers of western imperialism. The Levant Company was different, argues James Mather.

In 1538, believing his kingdom to be under threat, Henry VIII brutally settled scores dating back to the dynastic conflicts of the 15th century, as Desmond Seward explains.