Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn in ‘The Tudors’ Who was Anne Boleyn? Was she the evil, heretical, home-wrecking whore as described by Nicholas Sander, or the sainted, martyred reformer as de… more →
Sarah's Historywrote 11 hours ago: Holbein must have been charming, wise and super-diplomatic. He drew the ladies of the court … more →
wrote 19 hours ago: I took a break, now it’s back. I even put in a “Last Time On Historical Justice Squad … more →
wrote 1 day ago: Als Martin Luther 1517 seine 95 Thesen veröffentlichte und damit die Reformation auslöste, war Engla … more →
wrote 2 days ago: Elizabeth Woodville (1437-1492) was the Queen consort of England, married to King Edward IV. Her fat … more →
wrote 2 days ago: This pub situated on the bank of the River Thames in Richmond, in London’s west, owes its name … more →
wrote 2 days ago: So, you all have probably noticed that I tweeted a pic of my Henry VIII timeline as well as a brief … more →
wrote 2 days ago: Click on the link on or under this picture to see the complete gallery. The paintings are not arrang … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Host – Fr. C..John McCloskey and Dr. Gerard Wegemer Fr. C..John McCloskey and Dr. Gerard Wegem … more →
wrote 3 days ago: by Charles J. Chaput within Religion and the Public Square December 19th, 2012 http://www.thepubli … more →
wrote 4 days ago: With the current vogue for all things Tudor we thought we’d use this opportunity to highlight … more →
wrote 4 days ago: This is a post summing up the basic facts about each of the Tudor monarchs. A future post wil … more →
wrote 5 days ago: So judging from some of the searches coming up on my stats page, and from personal experience, now i … more →
wrote 5 days ago: Lacey Baldwin Smith, ‘Anne Boleyn: the Queen of Controversy’ (Stroud: Amberley Publishin … more →
wrote 6 days ago: Yes, on Thursdays we look at life on the i-player and there’s an awful lot of history around l … more →
wrote 6 days ago: A taste of some of the lavish costumes Maskers are famous for (click to enlarge). Taking advantage o … more →
wrote 6 days ago: This is a long story of passion, art, and diplomacy I’ve been working on for quite some time, … more →
wrote 6 days ago: Married this week in 1509 to Catherine of Aragon, this would have been Henry’s 504th wedding a … more →
wrote 1 week ago: We notice, as historians, that certain popular stories about historical figures are repeated in text … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I’m coming to the end of the actual portrait copies of the royals and the dinosaurs. I have t … more →