Tudor

The pretender to the English throne was hanged on November 23rd, 1499

Michael Hutchings argues that for too long Protestant historians have concentrated on the negative aspects of the era of ‘Bloody Mary' and that, in sharp contrast, there are positive achievements to her credit.

In this assessment of Tudor peers, Matthew Christmas argues that the nobility retained their importance as a class and are fundamental to an understanding of the Tudor period.

On the tercentenary of the fire that destroyed it, Simon Thurley describes the significance of the royal Palace of Whitehall to the Tudor and Stuart monarchs who lived there.

David Bates examines a Tudor Christmas Fare at Hampton Court Palace.

Richard Rex argues that the main inspiration for the king's pick-and-mix religion was neither Protestant nor Catholic but Hebraic.

Michael Leech on the efforts to save and excavate the site of the original Globe Theatre in London.

Pawn of elder statesmen or, as Matthew Christmas argues, another Henry VIII in the making?

Greg Walker challenges the view that court intrigue, favourites, 'new men' and new manners took root under the Tudor monarch.

Steven Gunn explores the surprising similarities between the impetuous Valois duke and the cautious Tudor pragmatist.