Tudor

Gervase Phillips explains how and why Henry so badly mishandled his relations with the Scots.

Graham Noble introduces a figure whose career sheds light on the power struggles of Henry VIII’s reign.

Henry VIII may be our most famous monarch, a man who still bestrides English history as mightily as he dominated his kingdom nearly 500 years ago – but how well do we really understand him? Eric Ives looks for the man behind the bluster.

Judith Richards pinpoints the debts of Elizabeth I to her older half-sister.

John Matusiak examines whether a common interpretation can survive detailed scrutiny.

Mark Rathbone assesses the effectiveness of measures taken in Tudor England to meet the problems of poverty and vagrancy.

Sean Cunningham highlights the importance of 'rule by recognisance' in the reign of the first Tudor monarch.

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

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

Lucy Wooding has reservations about a new study of the Tudor heavyweight.

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.