Thomas Cromwell: Brewer’s Boy Made Good
Derek Wilson welcomes the emergence from the shadows of Thomas Cromwell, thanks to Hilary Mantel’s prize-winning historical novels.
Henry VIII
Following in Henry VIII's Footsteps?
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.
Katherine of Aragon
Patrick Williams reveals the courage of Henry VIII's Spanish wife.
Lady Mary Seymour: An Unfit Traveller
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.
The 'Exeter Conspiracy' of 1538: The Extermination of the White Rose
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.
Puissance and Poverty: Henry VIII and the Conquest of France
John Matusiak pricks the imperial pretension of the monarch who came to the throne 500 years ago
Henry VIII and Religion
By positioning him firmly within the changing context of his times, Lucy Wooding sees coherence in Henry VIII’s religious policies.
Dissolving the Dissolute? Henry VIII and the end of English Monasticism
R. E. Foster puts the dissolution of the monasteries into historical context.
Cardinal Wolsey and the English Church
Peter Marshall asks how diligently Wolsey served his Church.
Henry VIII and Scotland
Gervase Phillips explains how and why Henry so badly mishandled his relations with the Scots.