The forgotten princess and a shortage of Tudor heirs. After the early sudden death of her husband in 1502, life had been difficult for Catalina, now called Katherine.
As more historical research is done, historical characters are being rehabilitated and long-believed myths are being challenged and even banished, which is a wonderful thing.
Saved from the sea, the secret Tudor hoard of the Mary Rose on display for the first time. By Beth Hale for the Daily Mail Updated: 14:24 EDT, 12 October 2009
Prostitution in Tudor England. Although there were of course other areas of the city which were also recognized habitations of prostitutes, Southwark, and the Bankside in particular, was the principal brothel district in London.
In Tudor England, most people who married did so only after they had the wherewithal to establish a household of their own. This usually meant waiting at least until they were in their twenties. Contemporary opinion was against the marriage of people who had not yet built up the means to maintain a
Sir Simon Jenkins, former chairman of the National Trust, when reviewing Britain’s finest houses for The Times newspaper said, “The Hall is a star, a superb example of Cheshire black and white architecture.”
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A resource documenting where the Tudor monarchs and other notable Tudor personalities are buried.
Who we are. At the dawn of modern British life the late Elizabethan period is one of the most colourful and enigmatic in our history. This is our passion, we love researching, experimenting and rediscovering the ordinary facets …
Created by Michael Hirst. With Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Anthony Brophy, James Frain. A dramatic series about the reign and marriages of King Henry VIII.
