Tudor

Peter Marshall asks how diligently Wolsey served his Church.

Judith Richards helps us appreciate a Marian perspective on the reign of the boy-king.

The man who founded the Tudor dynasty was born on January 28th, 1457.

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? 

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

The Oxford Martyrs were killed on 16 October 1555.

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.